02262cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000100010610000270011624501570014326400510030030000470035133600260039833700260042433800360045050000310048650801290051752011930064653400450183965300160188485600430190099900170194328160UtSlPG20260610133637.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQaTJ1 aWhite, John H.,d1933-15aThe 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 :bUnited States Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 42, 1964 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-02-23  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Louise Pattison, Joseph Cooper
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http://www.pgdp.net  a"The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851" by John H. White is a scholarly historical account published in the mid-20th century. This book explores the significance of the "Pioneer," a unique light passenger locomotive from the mid-19th century, detailing its design, construction, and operational history, particularly focusing on its role in the context of the Cumberland Valley Railroad.  In this comprehensive examination, White delves into the technological aspects of the "Pioneer," comparing it to contemporaneous locomotives and shedding light on its innovative single-axle design that deviated from the more common multi-axle models. The text provides insights into its service history, including its successful operation in passenger transport despite initial skepticism regarding its capabilities. The narrative tracks the locomotive's journeys through various historical events, including its near destruction from Confederate raids during the Civil War, and culminates in its preservation by the Smithsonian Institution, where it remains a noteworthy artifact representing the evolution of railway technology in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLocomotives40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28160  c69069d69069