Locomotive "Pioneer," Railroad Hall, NMHT

Summary

Early passenger locomotive, the "Pioneer," built in 1851 for the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company of central Pennsylvania. It regularly pulled three and four-car passenger trains at speeds of 40 mph. After being damaged in a raid by J. E. B. Stuart in 1862, it was repaired and continued to be in use until 1901. Curator John H. White and secretary Mary S. Chroniger are checking the final installation of the "Pioneer." This exhibit is part of the Hall of Rail Transportation in the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History.

Subject

• Chroniger, Mary S
• White, John H
• Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
• National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
• National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
• Pioneer
• Hall of Rail Transportation

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder 15

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1963

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Trains
• Railroads
• Transportation
• Smithsonian Institution
• Personnel management
• Exhibitions
• Employees
• Museums
• Engines
• Watchmen
• Locomotives
• Museum curators
• Pennsylvania
• Railroads--Trains
• Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Place

Pennsylvania

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Exhibit

ID Number

MAH-P6427D

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

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