The First Quarter-Century of Steam Locomotives in North America: Remaining Relics and Operable Replicas with a Catalog of Locomotive Models in the U. S. National Museum. United States National Museum Bulletin 210 — John Shaqi
The First Quarter-Century of Steam Locomotives in North America: Remaining Relics and Operable Replicas with a Catalog of Locomotive Models in the U. S. National Museum. United States National Museum Bulletin 210Oliver, Smith Hempstone
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The First Quarter-Century of Steam Locomotives in North America: Remaining Relics and Operable Replicas with a Catalog of Locomotive Models in the U. S. National Museum. United States National Museum Bulletin 210
Oliver, Smith Hempstone
Locomotives -- History
The _John Hancock_, unaltered, was merely renamed the _Thomas Jefferson_
(figure 40), a “grasshopper” of 1835. Why the _John Quincy Adams_,
itself built in 1835, was not used for this purpose under its original
name, is not now understood. (The _Martin Van Buren_, now no longer in
existence, was altered considerably at that time to resemble the
_Mazeppa_, a so-called “crab” engine of 1838.)
[Illustration: Figure 38.—_Andrew Jackson_, bearing number “7,” in a
photo taken between 1850 and January 1, 1884, at which time it was
renumbered “2.” Note tender.]
[Illustration: Figure 39.—_Andrew Jackson_, as remodeled to resemble
_Atlantic_, with Charles B. Chaney at throttle—a photo taken at B &
O Mount Clare shops, July 7, 1912. Note wooden barrel used as water
tank.]
The original _Andrew Jackson_, ever since called the _Atlantic_ (figure
41), has appeared at many railroad pageants throughout the East (figure
42); in 1935 and 1936 it was on exhibit in the National Museum (figure
43). The _John Hancock_, on the other hand, was recently given back its
original name (figure 44) after having carried the incorrect appellation
_Thomas Jefferson_ for about 60 years. Many railroad historians of
recent times have apparently not been aware of the name-switching
involving these two locomotives, which are now part of the permanent
collection in the B & O Museum.
[Illustration: Figure 40.—_John Hancock_, bearing name _Thomas
Jefferson_, at the Fair of the Iron Horse, September 30, 1927. When
first placed in service, “grasshoppers” did not use metal water
tanks.]
[Illustration: Figure 41.—Recent photo of so-called _Atlantic_. Note
absence of side rod that originally connected the two axles.]
[Illustration: Figure 42.—So-called _Atlantic_ in 1935, with modern
reproductions of the famous Imlay passenger coaches used on B & O in
the 1830’s.]
[Illustration: Figure 43.—So-called _Atlantic_ on exhibition in
National Museum hall of transportation, in 1935.]
[Illustration: Figure 44.—_John Hancock_ photographed during a
recent appearance.]
[Illustration: Figure 45.—_John Quincy Adams_ as restored for
exhibition at Dayton, Ohio. This is the oldest complete
American-built locomotive in existence. Metal water tank is not
original.]
The _John Quincy Adams_ (figure 45), recently restored and repainted and
no longer referred to as the _Traveller_, is the oldest complete
American-built locomotive in existence.
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