Railway and development from the point of view of Iranian scholars in the period of Nasser al-Din Shah

After the Europeans presented the idea of constructing railroad in Iran in the era of Nasseri, some Iranian scholars considered the issue and not only defined the necessities, advantages, and the way the work should be done but also made a direct relation between railroad and progress and development of the Iranian society, in their plans and thoughts. The relation between the railroad and progress mentioned in the written records of these scholars is an issue that is studied in with an analytic method in this article, taking advantage of the works and plans left behind by scholars in Akhtar newspaper, texts and documents. Finally, the Question “what role did the Iranian scholars define for the railroad in entering the era of colonialism?” is answered.