Description: BUSHWICK RR DUMMY STEAM LOCOMOTIVE MIDDLE VILLAGE, NEW YORK & VINTAGE PHOTO ORIGINAL VINTAGE PHOTO Measures approx. 4-1/2 x 6-1/3 in. Dummies were trolley-like cars pulled by steam locomotives, which used coal for fuel. It was from the small engine-car however, that name "dummy" derived. These steam engines were short and miniature, rolling along on four wheels. The inevitable smokestack jutted up through the roof. They were slow, chugging along at 10 miles per hour. Their black smoke would billow into the air, making them one of the first polluters of the air. In 1878 the Bushwick R. R. ran to Stroebel's Hotel on Myrtle and Cypress Ave. They wanted to continue the railroad along Cypress Avenue to the gates of Cypress Hills Cemetery. On April 4, 1878 ground was broken and in one week the rails were laid along the whole road. It was at this point that the Bushwick Rail Road surprised everyone by announcing that the new Cypress Hills branch would be operated by steam dummies. If the line had opened a few years earlier, horse cars would have been used, but in 1877 and 1878, the reputation of the steam dummy was at its height, and the adoption of this mode of propulsion was considered the latest and most progressive move possible.
Price: 34 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2023-12-14T13:02:12.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Date of Creation: Pre-1950
Photo Type: Snapshot
Subject: Figures & Portraits
Color: Black & White
Region of Origin: US
Type: Photograph
