2011 Event Canadian Auto Workers vote in favor of striking against Caterpillar Inc's locomotive manufacturing plant in London, Ontario 1954 Event 2 ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche 10 die (Austria) 1949 Event Gas turbine-electric locomotive demonstrated, Erie Pa 1948 Event 1st locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates 1944 Event Fumes from locomotive stalled in a tunnel suffocates 521 in Italy 1935 Event Pennsylvania Rail Road begins passenger service on new electric locomotive 1934 Event 1st streamlined steam locomotive introduced (Albany New York) 1924 Event 1st U.S. diesel electric locomotive enters service, Bronx, New York 1907 Event Dynamite explodes on locomotive kills engineer Jesus Garcia in Mexico 1848 Death George Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies 1836 Event U.S. patent #1 (after 9,957 unnumbered patents), for locomotive wheels 1833 Death Richard Trevithick, inventor (steam locomotive), dies at 62 1831 Event 1st practical U.S. coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Pennsylvania 1831 Event 1st US-built locomotive to pull a passenger train makes 1st run 1830 Event Horse beats 1st U.S. made locomotive (near Baltimore) 1830 Event 1st locomotive in U.S., "Tom Thumb," runs from Baltimore to Ellicotts Mill 1829 Event "Stourbridge Lion" locomotive goes into service 1825 Event 1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England 1824 Event 1st steam locomotive is introduced 1814 Event George Stephenson introduced the 1st steam locomotive 1804 Event 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales 1781 Birthday George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor, RR locomotive 1771 Birthday Richard Trevithick, Cornwall, inventor, steam locomotive
