USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On August 28, 1830, Peter Cooper’s locomotive carried the B&O directors in a passenger car to Ellicott’s Mills. To the amazement of the passengers, the locomotive traveled at an impressive speed of 10-14 miles per hour. The locomotive was later given the name “Tom Thumb” because of its small size and weight.

Detailed explanation-2: -George Stephenson In 1825, Stephenson built Locomotion No. 1 for the Stockton and Darlington Railway, north-east England, which was the first public steam railway in the world. In 1829, his son Robert built in Newcastle The Rocket, which was entered in and won the Rainhill Trials.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive used on a common-carrier railroad. Designed and built by Peter Cooper in 1830, its purpose was to showcase American steam engine potential to owners of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O).

Detailed explanation-4: -General Tom Thumb, pseudonym of Charles Stratton, (born January 4, 1838, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.-died July 15, 1883, Middleboro, Massachusetts), American showman noted for his small stature. He was the first major attraction promoted by the circus impresario P.T. Barnum.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.