John Bull Locomotive Given Test Run

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Summary

The John Bull Locomotive celebrates the 150th anniversary of its first test run in the United States by travelling the track along the C&O Canal. This was accomplished with the help of National Museum of American History curator John White, museum specialist John Stine, and mechanic Larry Jones. Contemporary valves and safety gauges were installed for the trip, but were removed after the test so that the engine could be displayed in its original state.

Subject

  • Jones, Larry
  • Stine, John
  • White, John
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," October 1981, p. 3.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

September 15, 1981

Topic

  • John Bull (Steam locomotive)
  • Steam locomotives
  • Museums
  • Museum curators

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