The History Of TRAINS
(4)The American Look
The Lafayette was built in Philadelphia in 1837. It saw service with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Early locos often had fixed wheel mountings and were sometimes derailed. To solve this problem the front wheels were mounted on a trolley or bogie.
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The Lafayette was built in Philadelphia in 1837. It saw service with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Early locos often had fixed wheel mountings and were sometimes derailed. To solve this problem the front wheels were mounted on a trolley or bogie.
