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The 'Pioneer'

Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: Paper 42 The “Pioneer”: Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 In the Museum of History and Technology

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John H. White

THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD 244

SERVICE HISTORY OF THE “PIONEER” 249

MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE “PIONEER” 251

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Figure 1.—The "Pioneer."
Figure 1.—The "Pioneer."

Figure 1.—The “Pioneer,” built in 1851, shown here as renovated and exhibited in the Museum of History and Technology, 1964. In 1960 the locomotive was given to the Smithsonian Institution by the Pennsylvania Railroad through John S. Fair, Jr. (Smithsonian photo 63344B.)

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