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=Tom Thumb =  toc There are many steam engines in the United States. The first of the steam engines in the United States was called Tom Thumb. It was created in 1829, and was made by B&O railroad company. Tom Thumb went on the railroad tracks for the first time in 1830. Tom Thumb is not just famous because it was the first steam engine in the U.S. it is also famous because it in a race against a horse drawn carriage to see who was faster. Tom Thumb ended up losing, but it was only because of an error in one of the belts. Tom Thumb is a very famous steam engine. 


 There have been famous invensions in America, but Tom Thumb is one of the more famous ones. Tom Thumb was the first steam engine. It was build in 1829 by B&O. It was a very important invension. It was very important because in Balitmore some people wanted to build a water route, and the people in Balitmore knew that would cause economic problem. It was also good to get a steam engine because they already had a railroad track. Tom Thumb was a very benefically invension.

__"The Race!" __
 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(56, 205, 229);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 138, 255);">Tom Thumb was a very famous steam engine. It was made in 1829 by B&O. To test Tom Thumb the people made Tom Thumb race a horse pulled by a carriage. In the end the horses won, but it was only because the horses wore a quarter of a mile ahead. Then a man named Mr. Cooper declared that Tom Thumb had won because the horses were a quarter of a mile ahead of them. GO TOM THUMB!

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 138, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 138, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(0, 186, 255);"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(56, 205, 229);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 138, 255);"> B&O was the company was the company that build the first steam engine which was Tom Thumb. B&O stands for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The tracks for the B&O railroads were mostly up north,or northeast. B&O was the oldest railroad company in the U.S.. It was started in 1830, and ended in 1987. It's headquarters was in Baltimore, Maryland. Today there is now a B&O museum. America was so proud to have a company as good as B&O railroad company.

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 138, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 138, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 186, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 186, 255);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 138, 255);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(66, 193, 224);"> Tom Thumb was build by B&O railroad company in 1830. Tom Thumb was the first steam engine. Tom Thumb was not just well known for being the first steam engine the locomotive was also in a famous race,but in this paragraph we are going to talk about what he looked like. Tom Thumb was about 4 meters in length, or 13 ft. and 2 3/4 in. Tom Thumb was 3.9 m in width ,or 12 ft. and 9 in. The locomotive was black with white writing on the side that read Peter Coopers "Tom Thumb" 1829-30 Baltimore & Ohio R.R. Those are a couple of facts about how Tom Thumb looked.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 138, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__What happened to Tom Thumb?__
<span style="color: rgb(0, 138, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 138, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 186, 255);"> Tom Thumb was the first steam engine. This steam engine was created by B&O railroad company. This steam engine is not only famous for being the first steam engine, but also for undergoing a race against a large mass of horses. Tom Thumb went through many journies, but not is located at the B&O museum. America loves having Tom Thumb has a very important part of American History.

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 138, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> http://www.historycentral.com/railroad/TThumb.html MultiEducator 2001 Tom Thumb http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/TomThumb/.htm Tom Thumb

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balitmore_&_OhioRailroad Modified on March 18,2009 Balitmore and Ohio Railroad company

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Thumb_(locomotive) Modified on March 22, 2009 Tom Thumb the locomotive