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  2. Tom Thumb (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad.It was designed and constructed by Peter Cooper in 1829 to convince owners of the newly formed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) (now CSX) to use steam engines; it was not intended to enter revenue service.

  3. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad locomotives - Wikipedia

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    The name Tom Thumb is forever associated with the B&O, as the first steam locomotive built in the United States for an American railroad. It was built strictly as a demonstrator, but it was succeeded by a series of similar locomotives (the " Grasshoppers " and the "Crabs") designed by Ross Winans , the first head of motive power on the railroad ...

  4. Hesston Steam Museum - Wikipedia

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    In September 2022, the museum announced the completion of a half-scale working model of the Tom Thumb locomotive, built by Rick Weber. The original Tom Thumb was the first working steam locomotive built in America, designed and built in 1830 by inventor, industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Peter Cooper. The model was on display at ...

  5. Category:Early steam locomotives - Wikipedia

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    Articles about steam locomotives (and locomotive types/classes) built before 1840. Of these, see info-box immediately below for the most well-known individual steam locomotives built before 1830 (listed by year).

  6. B&O Railroad Museum - Wikipedia

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    Baltimore and Ohio 4-4-0 #25 William Mason built in 1856, used in The Great Locomotive Chase, and later in Wild Wild West. Operated until October 2014, retired from service due to thin crown sheet work begins earlier. Baltimore & Ohio 0-4-0 "Tom Thumb" 1927 replica. Had been refurbished by the Strasburg Rail Road and restored to operating ...

  7. Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1829 - Wikipedia

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    Tom Thumb (locomotive) Twin Sisters (locomotive) This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 18:26 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

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  9. Ross Winans - Wikipedia

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    One of his first and more important tasks was to help the famous inventor and industrialist Peter Cooper, (1791-1883), of New York City build the new revolutionary "Tom Thumb" steam-powered locomotive, to eventually replace the horse-drawn rail cars then being pulled along the short route of the Baltimore and Ohio that had been built so far ...

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