953 nut 69,844 #1 Posted August 28 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 13,214 #2 Posted August 28 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 69,844 #3 Posted August 28 10 hours ago, ri702bill said: I think the Train Engineer took a dive to sweeten up the pot on the re-match!!). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
