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Pioneer is the name of the first railroad locomotive to operate in Chicago Illinois. It was built in 1837 by Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Utica and Schenectady Railroad (U&S) in New York then purchased used by William B. Ogden for the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU the oldest predecessor of Chicago and North Western Railway). The locomotive arrived in Chicago by schooner on October 10 1848 and it pulled the first train westbound out of the city on October 25 1848.

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active years end year
1837-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1837-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
Baldwin Locomotive Works

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