Tom Thumb locomotive

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Peter_Cooper
gptkbp:builtYear 1830
gptkbp:competitor horse-drawn car
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demonstrationDate August 28, 1830
gptkbp:displayedAt Smithsonian Institution (replica)
gptkbp:firstRun gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tom Thumb locomotive
gptkbp:influenced development of American railroads
gptkbp:namedAfter Tom Thumb (fairy tale character)
gptkbp:notableFor first American-built steam locomotive to run on a common-carrier railroad
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
gptkbp:provides vertical boiler steam engine
gptkbp:resultOfRace lost due to mechanical failure
gptkbp:status no longer extant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad_Mount_Clare_Shops
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7