In this episode, we take a look through history for the bulk of
the content. We start with a "biography" of one named steam
locomotive that operated in the United States during the early
days of railroading, and that you can still go see today. We
follow that with a 1904 Edison recording called "Interrupted
Courtship on the Elevated Railway", and then another excerpt
from Randy Garnhardt's clinic "Interesting Junctions." In the
Modeler's Moment, we review a few techniques to keep your model
railroad locomotives operating well. John Bull was built June
18, 1831, by Robert Stephenson and Company; it first operated in
the US in September 1831. It was sold to the Smithsonian in
1885. The Pennsylvania Railroad restored it to operating
condition and it ran under steam from Washington, DC, to Chicago
and return in 1893. A replica was built in 1939 for operation at
the New York World's Fair. John Bull's 100th birthday was
celebrated on September 15, 1931; the celebration was broadcast
on CBS Radio. The locomotive was