Between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, different regions of Brazil underwent social, urban and economic transformations. These transformations were driven by, among others, an important service, means of transport and communication: The railroad. The railroads arrived in different locations, shortening distances, transporting people and goods. The central objective of this paper is to understand the arrival of the railroad in a municipality in the Brazilian interior: Varginha, located in the south of the State of Minas Gerais. With the use of handwritten fonts, printed sources and bibliographical references, it was possible to understand that the passage of the railroad through the municipality contributed to the urban and economic growth of Varginha.