A home geography of New York city . Bible House, Cooper Uniox, and Tompkins ]\rARKET States built a railroad in Baltimore and expected to use one of thenew locomotives on it. Peter Cooper was interested in this railroadbecause he owned some land near it. English engineers said thatno locomotive could be used on the new railroad on account of avery sharp curve. Peter Cooper went over the road. He examined 214 HOME GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YORK CITY. Old-Time Locomotive it, and then said: I do not agree with the English engineersthat no locomotive can be used on this railroad. I believe themwhen they sa
A home geography of New York city . Bible House, Cooper Uniox, and Tompkins ]\rARKET States built a railroad in Baltimore and expected to use one of thenew locomotives on it. Peter Cooper was interested in this railroadbecause he owned some land near it. English engineers said thatno locomotive could be used on the new railroad on account of avery sharp curve. Peter Cooper went over the road. He examined 214 HOME GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YORK CITY. Old-Time Locomotive it, and then said: I do not agree with the English engineersthat no locomotive can be used on this railroad. I believe themwhen they say no Englisli locomotive can go around that curve;,„ but I am sure I can knock together a locomotive that willget a train around that curve. Peter Cooper hiu-ried to New York for a little brass engine he had, took it back with him toBaltimore, and made a locomotivein a coachmakers shop. The boilerof the engine was not as large asthe boiler attached to your motherskitchen range. He could not getany iron pipes the size he needed, so he used the barrels of oldguns for tubing. The locomotive was so small that he called it theTom Thumb. The Tom Thumb was not intended for use. It wasmade only to show the people who owned the railroad that a loco-motive such as they needed could be made. When the Tom Thumb was ready it was attached to a horsecar. There were thirty people in the car, and six people rode onthe locomotive. The TomThumb did
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