The Horse” Wins! (1830) “Iron The Railroad Revolution, Tom Thumb (1830) was the first -built used on a . Designed and built by in 1830, it was designed to Tom Thumb convince owners of the newly formed (B&O) to use steam engines. It is especially remembered as a participant in an impromptu race with a horse-drawn car, which the horse won after Tom suffered a mechanical failure. However, the demonstration was successful; and in the Thumb
The “Iron Horse” Wins! (1830) The Railroad Revolution, Tom Thumb (1830) Tom Thumb was the first -built used on a . Designed and built by in 1830, it was designed to convince owners of the newly formed (B&O) to use steam engines. It is especially remembered as a participant in an impromptu race with a horse-drawn car, which the horse won after Tom Thumb suffered a mechanical failure. However, the demonstration was successful; and in the