Housing the Oldest American-made Steam Locomotive at Carillon Park

The oldest American-made locomotive still in existence is here in Dayton, Ohio. The John Quincy Adams steam locomotive was built in 1835 and operated on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in that rail line’s earliest years. This famous locomotive is one of over three million treasures owned and cared for by Dayton History.
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[@hyperpowerfulform5132]

Silliness aside, those grasshopper locomotives look really cool.

[@WA1LBK]

Great idea running it on compressed air! :)

[@derkaiser50]

not a great idea

[@MrStevesTrains]

Technically incorrect.
The “John Bull” was Americas First Locomotive 🚂. Built in 1831, it ran from Camden, NJ to NY.
Average speed 25 to 30mph.

[@garryferrington811]

Seems like quite a museum.

[@FenderBender5150]

and by higer speeds we mean 10mph

[@bluebear6570]

Very impressive indeed, but it also shows how far behing American locomotive engineering was when compared to Stevenson´s Rocket and the following 2-2-2 "Patentee" type locos.

[@erikford7959]

Now look who's hauling 200 freight cars...

[@jumbocube]

this is crazy!!!

[@Petemonster62]

It sounds like the locomotive was originally built without the cab.

[@loganj.harrison6315]

I would love to hear what the whistle sounds like

[@hyperpowerfulform5132]

*_MOM!_* PHINEAS AND FERB DAVIS ARE BUILDING A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE!

[@Johia_Mapping_2]

Bruh momment