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Thomas Cook was the first person to organize a package tour via railroad.
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False. Thomas Cook is widely credited with organizing the first package tour, but it was not via railroad. In 1841, he organized a 12-mile excursion by train for a group of temperance campaigners, which is considered the first package tour. However, the tour was by train and on foot, not solely by railroad
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While Thomas Cook's first excursion in 1841 was not via railroad, he is credited with organizing the first package tour by railroad in 1845, when he took a group of travelers from Leicester to Liverpool via train.
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