National Museum of American History
Steam Locomotive, <I>John Bull</I>
Camden and Amboy Railroad · 1831
Knowing the best locomotives were made in England, Robert Stevens ordered one from Robert Stevenson & Company of New Castle for the Camden and Amboy Railroad which ran across central New Jersey. The "John Bull," named later for the mythical gentleman who symbolized England, was the result.
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