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Tom Thumb (locomotive)

Index Tom Thumb (locomotive)

Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad. [1]

23 relations: Anthracite, B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Best Friend of Charleston, Boiler, Bore (engine), Canton, Baltimore, Common carrier, Cylinder (engine), Diameter, Ellicott City, Maryland, History of rail transport in the United States, Horsepower, James Millholland, John Bull (locomotive), Peter Cooper, Rail transport, Steam engine, Steam locomotive, Stroke (engine), Track (rail transport), 2-2-0.

Anthracite

Anthracite, often referred to as hard coal, is a hard, compact variety of coal that has a submetallic luster.

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B&O Railroad Museum

The B&O Railroad Museum is a museum exhibiting historic railroad equipment in Baltimore, Maryland, originally named the Baltimore & Ohio Transportation Museum when it opened on July 4, 1953.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830.

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Best Friend of Charleston

The Best Friend of Charleston was a steam-powered railroad locomotive.

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Boiler

A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated.

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Bore (engine)

The bore or cylinder bore is a part of a piston engine.

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Canton, Baltimore

Canton is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Common carrier

A common carrier in common law countries (corresponding to a public carrier in civil law systems,Encyclopædia Britannica CD 2000 "Civil-law public carrier" from "carriage of goods" usually called simply a carrier) is a person or company that transports goods or people for any person or company and that is responsible for any possible loss of the goods during transport.

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Cylinder (engine)

A cylinder is the central working part of a reciprocating engine or pump, the space in which a piston travels.

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Diameter

In geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints lie on the circle.

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Ellicott City, Maryland

Founded in 1772, Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in, and the county seat of, Howard County, Maryland, United States.

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History of rail transport in the United States

Wooden railroads, called wagonways, were built in the United States starting from the 1720s.

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Horsepower

Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power (the rate at which work is done).

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James Millholland

James Millholland (1812-1875), railway master mechanic, is particularly well known for his invention of many railway mechanisms.

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John Bull (locomotive)

John Bull is a British-built railroad steam locomotive that operated in the United States.

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Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and candidate for President of the United States.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Steam engine

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Stroke (engine)

In the context of an Internal combustion engine, the term stroke has the following related meanings.

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Track (rail transport)

The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

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2-2-0

Under Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and no trailing wheels.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Thumb_(locomotive)

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