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Title: The CamdenAmboy Railroad
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The Camden-Amboy Railroad
- and the John Bull Train
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The Camden-Amboy Railroad was built to transport
people and freight to the port cities of
Philadelphia and NYC.
- Ferry boats took people from Philadelphia to
Camden, NJ to the train. - The train ran across central New Jersey to the
port city of Perth Amboy. - There freight could be loaded on boats to Europe
or people could travel by
ferry to New York.
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The Stevens Family
- Colonel John Stevens, often referred to as the
father of American Railroading was a strong
advocate for new types of travel using steam
engines. - His steamboat Phoenix ran between Philadelphia
and Trenton starting in 1809.
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In 1825 Colonel John Stevens had a steam waggon
built, which ran on rails.
- Colonel Stevens used his knowledge and fortune to
promote railroads, first in New Jersey and then
in Pennsylvania. - Mr. John Buckelew, a prominent businessman,
shared the dream of transporting goods by rail
and bought his house and lands to be
part of the new venture.
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Robert Stevens
- The Colonels son, Robert Stevens, imported a
steam locomotive engine from Liverpool, England. - It arrived in pieces and without instructions.
- Mechanic Isaac Dripps and his crew had never seen
a locomotive before, but knew steamboats and
assembled the engine.
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On November 12, 1831 the locomotive pulled
several cars full of politicians over a short
distance of track.
- Several months later enough track was laid to
allow regular service. - Construction continued through the spring of 1833
to continue the track the rest of the way to
Perth Amboy. - This was the first successful commercial
railroad in the country.
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The John Bull
- During the first few years 15 more locomotives
were built by the mechanics. - The 1 train, from England, was nicknamed the
John Bull. - John Bull is the English version of Uncle
Sam, or a pretend
character who represents the
country England.
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Come to the Lakeview House to learn more about
early transportation.
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