953 nut 68,197 #1 Posted 13 hours ago August 28, 1830 The first American-built locomotive, "Tom Thumb," races a horse-drawn car from the Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills; due to mechanical problems, the horse wins! 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,701 #2 Posted 11 hours ago Ah, but it was repairable. On the other hand, if the horse stumbles, fall, & breaks a leg, the next stop is the Glue Factory. (I think the Train Engineer took a dive to sweeten up the pot on the re-match!!). 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 68,197 #3 Posted 1 hour ago 10 hours ago, ri702bill said: I think the Train Engineer took a dive to sweeten up the pot on the re-match!!). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
