Steam power, railroads, electricity, and mass production reorganized industries, labor, and commerce.
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Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Then came the Chilean branch of Williamson, Balfour, a global firm founded by two Scotsmen with interests in everything from flour mills to railroads and oil fields in Chile and Peru.
Set the scene After taking a breathtaking ride through sweeping mountaintops on the Gornergrat Railway, Europe's highest open-air cogwheel railway, guests arrive in Andermatt—a fairly sleepy Swiss town.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
For now, millions of passengers continue to rely on the unseen armies of drivers, engineers and technicians who keep high-speed railways running safely.
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