'' was the name of an early
American Steam Locomotive built by
Phineas Davis for the
Baltimore And Ohio Railroad (B&O) in
1832 .
Built at a cost of
$ 4,500, the ''Atlantic'' weighed 6.5 tons and had two vertical
Cylinder s. Ox teams were used to convey the engine to
Baltimore , where it made a successful inaugural trip to
Ellicott's Mills, Maryland , a distance of thirteen
Mile s. Nicknamed the ''Grasshopper'' for its distinctive vertical pushrods, the locomotive carried 50 pounds of steam and burned a ton of
Anthracite Coal on a 40-mile trip from Baltimore. Satisfied with this locomotive's operations, the B&O built 20 more locomotives of a similar design at its Mt. Clare shops in Baltimore.
In 1892, the B&O rebuilt another locomotive, originally named ''Andrew Jackson'', to resemble the 1832 ''Atlantic''. It was intended to be used as a heritage showpiece, and it was first exhibited at the
1893 World's Columbian Exposition in
Chicago, Illinois . It was exhibited again in 1948-49 at the
Chicago Railroad Fair as part of the fair's "Wheels A-Rolling" pageant.
- Chicago Railroad Fair Official Guide Book (1949).
- (1999) '' Steam Locomotive Roster ''. Retrieved February 15 2006 .
- White, John H., Jr. ( 1968 ). ''A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830-1880''. Dover Publications, New York, NY. ISBN 0-486-23818-0. p 71.
