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Horatio Allen's account of this trip is quite circumstantial, but does 

 not agree with other statements which seem to be reliable. Mr. Allen 

 says that he ran the locomotive 2 or 3 miles, while other statements 

 are that the trip was not more than 1 mile long. It seems likely that, 

 in addition to this first trial trip, a few other experimental trips were 

 made and then the locomotive was laid aside. 



Cat. No. 180,013 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Locomotive " Stourbridge Lion." Made in the Museum. 



There are quite apparent differences between this model and the 

 partially assembled original locomotive on exhibition. x\s con- 



•i:i; i;.\ri:l:l.\lEN TAL LOCOMOTIVE, 1829. 



structed, the model is a composite picture developed from numerous 

 bits of what is believed to be reliable information gathered over a 

 long period of years, and is considered to be a true likeness of the 

 original as received from England. Cat. No. 215,649 U.S.N.M. 



Model of the Experimental Locomotive " Tom Thumb," 1829. Made in the 



Museum. 



This engine was designed and constructed by Peter Cooper in 

 Baltimore, Maryland, and tested on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 

 on August 28. 1829. On that occasion it drew a car carrying 24 pas- 



