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The Granite Railway and steam cutting

Short answer The Granite Railway, opened in 1826 in Quincy, Massachusetts, was the first commercial railroad in the United States—and it transported granite blocks by horse-drawn cars , not steam locomotives. Steam-powered stone cutting at Quincy’s granite quarries began decades later, independentl…

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  1. 2026-11-04 11:50 · DEV Community — AI
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