WHAT CAUSES ANTHRAX? Anthrax is caused by the organism Bacillus anthracis. In some parts of the world, this can be found in cattle or other hoofed mammals. It is infrequent in western Europe and the US, and is more likely to be found in animals in south and central America, south and east Europe, Asia and Africa.
The Great Northern Railway (reporting mark GN) was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th century railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad.
Wylam, Northumberland. The âFather of Railwaysâ, George Stephenson, built the first commercial locomotive and railways, setting a standard adopted worldwide. He also grew straight cucumbers competitively, married three times and may be why we call people from Newcastle, âGeordiesâ.tâs not only driven by Stephenson, he owns the company that built it. The company, set up with his son Robert, is the first in the world to build locomotives. BRUNEL VERSUS STEPHENSON. And crucially, Stephenson sets the width between the rails, the gauge, at four feet eight and a half inches.