The first steam locomotives to run on American railroads in the 1820s and 1830s, some imported from Britain and some built at home, which opened the railway age in the United States. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the locomotive an early or first American steam locomotive. It excludes British pioneer locomotives and the large main-line steam engines of the twentieth century. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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Early American Steam Locomotives
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Tom Thumb (locomotive), Wikipedia
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Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad.
John Bull (locomotive), Wikipedia
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John Bull is a historic British-built steam locomotive that operated in the United States.
Best Friend of Charleston (Wikipedia)
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The Best Friend of Charleston was a steam-powered railroad locomotive widely considered the first locomotive to be built entirely within the United States for revenue service.
Stourbridge Lion (Wikipedia)
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The Stourbridge Lion () was an early railroad steam locomotive. In 1829 it was the first locomotive to be operated in the United States, although foreign-built, and one of the first locomotives to operate outside Britain.
Wikipedia: DeWitt Clinton (locomotive)
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The DeWitt Clinton of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad (M&H) was an American steam locomotive and the first working steam locomotive built for service in New York state.
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