In the first place, we gather that the test was ... in taking the results of the Midland trial as proving that American locomotives, as such, are broadly inferior to those of British make.

It wasn't until 1902 when the first 4-6-2s for U.S. railroads were ... Bruce's The Steam Locomotive in America that 6,800 Pacifics were produced in the U.S. with 800 being exports.

QUESTION: Why is George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren? Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because ...