John Bull is a British-built railroad steam locomotive that operated in the United States. It was operated for the first time on September 15, 1831, and it became the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operated it in 1981. Built by Robert Stephenson and Company, the John Bull was initially purchased by and operated for the Camden and Amboy Railroad (C&A), the first railroad in New Jersey.—The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a railroad museum in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The museum's collection has more than 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars that chronicle American railroad history. Visitors can climb aboard various locomotives and cars, inspect a 62-ton locomotive from underneath, view restoration activities via closed-circuit television, enjoy interactive educational programs, and more. In addition to full-size rolling stock pieces, the museum offers a number of other exhibts, which include several model railroad layouts, a hands on educational center, a library and archives.—Wikipedia
The E7 was a 2,000-horsepower, passenger train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois; built from February 1945 to April 1949. The 2,000 hp came from two 12 cylinder engines. Each engine drove its own electrical generator to power the two traction motors on each truck. Nicknamed Òbulldog noseÓ units. Some earlier units were called Òshovel noseÓ units or Òslant noseÓ units.-The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a railroad museum in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The museum's collection has more than 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars that chronicle American railroad history. Visitors can climb aboard various locomotives and cars, inspect a 62-ton locomotive from underneath, view restoration activities via closed-circuit television, enjoy interactive educational programs, and more. In addition to full-size rolling stock pieces, the museum offers a number of other exhibts, which include several model railroad layouts, a hands on educational center, a library and archives.-Wikipedia
Washington Union Station is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's headquarters and the railroad's second-busiest station with annual ridership of just under 5 million riders. The station is the southern terminus of the Northeast Corridor, an electrified rail line extending north through major cities including Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston and the busiest passenger rail line in the nation. An intermodal facility, Union Station also serves commuter rail services, the Washington Metro, intercity bus lines, and local Metrobus buses. In 1988, a headhouse wing was added and the original station renovated for use as a shopping mall. Today, Union Station is one of the busiest rail facilities and shopping destinations in the United States, and is visited by over 40 million people a year.—Wikipedia
