Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor Locomotive Sandusky, 1837 



The Sandusky, first locomotive built by the firm of Rogers, 

 Ketchum & Grosvenor of Paterson, N. J., is represented in 

 the Museum's collection by a 2-foot-long nonoperable model 

 (figure 66) of the locomotive and its tender. The model 

 (USNM 180245) was built for the Museum in 1888 by 

 D. Ballauf 



Notice of the firm's intention to produce locomotives was 

 given in the "American Railroad Journal" for December 24, 

 1836, and the original Sandusky was constructed during the 

 following year. Intended for the New Jersey Railroad and 

 Transportation Co., it was built to the gauge of that road — 

 58 inches. However, after a trial trip on October 6 between 

 Paterson and New Brunswick, it was purchased for the Mad 

 River and Lake Erie Railroad by that road's president, 

 J. H.James of Urbana, Ohio. 



It was delivered to Sandusky, Ohio, on November 17, at 

 which time not a foot of track had been laid. The engine was 

 used in the construction of the road, which in consequence 



Figure 66. — Model of Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor Sandusky, 1 837. 



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