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A new rival appeared to give the highway and waterway "a run for their money." Another way to fulfill the transportation needs of the expanding nation was the railway. A little iron horse raced a real horse, turning attention to a different kind of road ¾ the railroad. Peter Cooper's Tom Thumb locomotive, hauling a Baltimore & Ohio railroad car filled with directors and officers, broke a belt and officially lost the race with a horse-drawn car. However, the engine was in the lead for a good portion of the race, rounding curves at 15 miles (24 kilometers) per hour, and it covered the 13 miles (21 kilometers) between Ellicott's Mills and Baltimore in 57 minutes. This proved the superiority of the locomotive and thus started the first rail venture in the nation.
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What locomotive lost a famous race with a stagecoach outside Baltimore?
On August 28, 1830 Peter Cooper's locomotive called the Tom Thumb, was challenged to a race with a stagecoach out side of Baltimore. The locomotive was in the lead until a belt broke bringing the machine to a stand still allowing the stagecoach to complete the race before them.
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