Show exo X first locomotive to make mile a minute the thrill of traveling a rolle mile it a minute by rail mil was first experienced in ili 1848 when the antelope a 10 ton engine built under tinder tile the direction of superintendent perin alenot or of the boston maine railroad covered tile the 0 3 miles between boston and lawrence in jus 20 ites the engine had single drivers six feet in ili diameter E every very detail was carefully arranged to give the new engine a chance to break all previous records minot melnot se lecter nn an engineer named pemberton Ieni berton to drive the locomotive Pern kemberton berton was vas reluctant at first but w when lion minot to take the throttle film bilm self lie agreed to try minot rode with him men alen were sent over tile the road to spike town down nil all switches and see that everything was in perfect order it was before telegraphy had b bt en cn intro deuced and t to 0 run a mile a minute required careful preparation A large crowd gathered tit at the station and amid cheers and waving of hats the antelope began its historic run half way to lawrence melnot looked at his watch fourteen min utes had elapsed lie he urged pember ton ion to get more speed bild pemberton pulled the throttle wide open the engine responded find when tile the train was brought to it a top stop at tile the station AlIn alinous watch showed just 20 minutes had elapsed since tile the start It hallway allway life |