The history of the first locomotives in America : from the original documents, and the testimony of living witnesses (1874)
Brown, William H. (William Henry), 1808-1883 · New York : D. Appleton and Company · leaf 130
tepped upon it. And this was the first locomotive for railroadpurposes ever built in America; and this was the first transpor-tation of persons by steam that had ever taken place on this sideof the Atlantic, on an American-built locomotive. Mr. Coopers success was such as to induce him to try a… … A SIDE VIEW OF PETEK COOPERS LOCOMOTIVE, THE TOM THUMB.[From an original drawing expressly for this work.] among the rest, the first journey by steam in America on anAmerican locomotive was commenced. The trip was most inter-esting. The curves were passed without difficulty, at a speed offifteen…
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