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The first railroad opened in the United States in _____.

a 1790
b 1830
c 1865
d 1890

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Answer: The answer is 1830

Explanation:First U.S. Railway Chartered to Transport Freight and Passengers. On February 28, 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first U.S. railway chartered for commercial transport of passengers and freight.

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1829 Aug 8: The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's gravity railroad in northeast Pennsylvania opened using Stourbridge Lion, the first locomotive to run on rails in the United States. It was also a coal railroad.

So the most one I can say is B-1830.
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