Categories Daily post The telegraph and railroads become partners Post author By Kathy E. Gill Post date 22 September 2022 No Comments on The telegraph and railroads become partners Locomotive "E.M. Stanton," built in 1862. Photographer, Andrew J., Russell. LOC. In 1851, the NY & Erie was the first railroad to use a telegraph message to manage train movements. Tags communications, scitech, society, transportation