The first use of a locomotive in the was in 1829 and the illustration shows the original steam passenger car.

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The first use of a locomotive in the was in 1829 and used on the railroad built by the Delaware and Hudson Company. The Rocket was the first modern steam locomotive. It was built in Newcastle, England, in 1829 by George Stephenson, who is known as the Father of Railways. This illustration in a book that dates to 1876 shows the original steam passenger car.

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