DeWitt Clinton (locomotive)

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DeWitt Clinton
DeWitt Clinton
Power type Steam
Configuration 0-4-0
Career Mohawk and Hudson Railroad
First run 1831
Disposition scrapped

The DeWitt Clinton of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad (M&H) was the first steam locomotive to operate in the state of New York. It began operations in 1831. The M&H became part of the New York Central Railroad system in 1853.

DeWitt Clinton was the governor of New York State responsible for the Erie Canal.

The DeWitt Clinton on display at the New York World's Fair, New York, New York on August 4, 1939.
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The DeWitt Clinton on display at the New York World's Fair, New York, New York on August 4, 1939.


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