Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 203
fthe body of an old stage coach, and having seating capacityfor twenty-four persons. The first engine was built similar tothe road engines that are now used for thresher engines, andweighed about ten tons, including water and coal tanks loaded.Speed for passenger was less than ten miles per hour,… … FIRST LOCOMOTIVE AND PASSENGER CAR RUN IN OHIO. Very few miles of railroad were built in this country by anyof the States until after 1848. The average number of miles con-structed in the United States from 1835 to 1848 was but threehundred and eighty per year, and there were but five thousand,nine…
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