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May 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

First Commercial Railroad Engine

Today's installment concludes The First Railroad,our selection from The Life of George Stephenson by Samuel Smiles published in 1857.If you have

May 26, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Great Competition Begins

The ground on which the engines were to be tried was a level piece of railroad, about two miles in length.Continuing The First Railroad,our

May 25, 2013 Leave a Comment

Developing The Rocket’s Engine

When the Rocket was finished, it was placed upon the Killingworth Railway for the purpose of experiment.Continuing The First Railroad,our

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