AMERICA’S OLDEST-EXISTING AMERICAN-MADE LOCOMOTIVE Dayton, Ohio

Expedition Team: Dave Miller

Date: June 19, 2023

Yes, another famous historical roadside attraction. Carillon Historical Park is home to the Baltimore & Ohio #1 locomotive named the John Quincy Adams; the oldest-existing locomotive manufactured in the United States. Built in 1835, the big black steam powered train had a “grasshopper” engine because of the angle and movement of the large piston rods.

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