The history of the first locomotives in America. From original ...

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had been ordered and made at Mr. Stephenson's works,
and had only arrived the "day before the trial. It was
the vehicle in which the directors and their friends rode
upon the occasion. Although built by Mr. Stephenson,
it was a very modest and uncouth-looking affair, made
more for strength than for beauty. A row of seats ran
along each side of the interior, and a long table was
fixed in the centre, the access being by a doorway be-
hind, like an omnibus of the present day. This vehicle
was named the Experiment, and was the only carriage
for passengers upon the road for some time. It was,
however, the forerunner of a mighty traffic, and soon
after new and more improved passenger-carriages were
introduced upon the road, all at first drawn by horses.
Fie. 3.
THE FIEST EAILWAT OOAOH.
The Experiment was first regularly put upon the
road for passenger use bn the 10th of October, 1825. It
was drawn by one horse, and performed a journey each
way daily between the two towns, twelve miles, in two
hours. This novel way of travelling soon became popu-
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