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"Railway Changes the World" tells the story of the people and events that created the railway. For example, the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester railway in 1830 marked a huge change in transportation. It reveals the huge impact of the rapid development of railways on the world. Railways not only connected major cities, but also promoted economic development and social change like never before. From Panama to northwest India, from Tasmania to Turin, Italy, the article shows the visionary and determined railway pioneers and the tireless efforts of railway workers to build a global network that spans all continents - railways. It also proves that the rise of trains enabled engineering feats, innovations in architecture and the rapid transportation of people and goods around the world.