When the Stourbridge Lion made its historic run in 1829, it became the first commercial locomotive to run in America and the first to run outside of England, where it was built. No one in America had ever seen a locomotive before, and skeptics thought the contraption would either fail to run or blow up. This concise history is the story of the real "little engine that could." Full color.
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When the Stourbridge Lion made its historic run in 1829, it became the first commercial locomotive to run in America and the first to run outside of England, where it was built. No one in America had ever seen a locomotive before, and skeptics thought the contraption would either fail to run or blow up. This concise history is the story of the real "little engine that could." Full color.
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