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John Bull: Riding the Rails (1981)

American History Museum

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National Museum of American History

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40,604

Video Title

John Bull: Riding the Rails (1981)

Description

In 1981, for the John Bull's 150th birthday, the Museum took the John Bull steam locomotive out to run on nearby train tracks. Take a look at this video to see the John Bull locomotive in action. Find more transportation history in "America on the Move": http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/ Also see the Museum's "All Aboard the Train!" activity for kids: http://americanhistory.si.edu/ourstory/activities/train/

Video Duration

3 min 1 sec

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Topic

American History

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