1868 Locomotive.

Publication

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The National Museum of Transportation

Name/Title

1868 Locomotive.

Entry/Object ID

R697.001.028

Tags

Article - Newspaper or Magazine., TNMOT History

Collection

Steve Haack Collection, The.

Publication Details

Time Period

20th Century

Publication Subjects

Ross-Winans Camelback Purdue University TNMOT 1853 railroad tunnel ('West Tunnel')

Transcription

Transcription

This 1868 [1873 - ed] Hayes modification of the Ross Winans Camel-Back, one of the acquisitions from Purdue University, is the Museum of Transport's oldest engine. The 50-ton locomotive, one of the early coal burners, gets its name from engineer's cab atop the boiler. Fireman's station was under canopy of tender at left. Museum now has nine old locomotives, 12 streetcars, four busses, 25 automobiles and trucks, two horse-drawn streetcars, eight large pieces of assorted railroad equipment, a 6000-volume library on transportation. On the grounds is first railroad tunnel bored west of the Mississippi. It was first used in 1853, abandoned in 1944.

Language

English

Created By

Mogerman, Jordan

Create Date

April 20, 2026

Updated By

Mogerman, Jordan

Update Date

July 27, 2026