Replica of the "Best Friend of Charleston," the first locomotive used in the United States, on the railroad tracks at 20th Street and Railroad Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama.

The train had traveled throughout the southeastern United States before arriving in Birmingham on July 28. The original train was built in 1830 for the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, and the replica was manufactured at Southern Railway shops in Birmingham and Charleston.

Bibliographic Details
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/142034

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs Replica of the "Best Friend of Charleston," the first locomotive used in the United States, on the railroad tracks at 20th Street and Railroad Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama.
fulltopic	Photographs African Americans; Children; Railroad trains; Railroads; Transportation; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	The train had traveled throughout the southeastern United States before arriving in Birmingham on July 28. The original train was built in 1830 for the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, and the replica was manufactured at Southern Railway shops in Birmingham and Charleston.
spelling	BN0028176_02BN0028176Replica of the "Best Friend of Charleston," the first locomotive used in the United States, on the railroad tracks at 20th Street and Railroad Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama.The train had traveled throughout the southeastern United States before arriving in Birmingham on July 28. The original train was built in 1830 for the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, and the replica was manufactured at Southern Railway shops in Birmingham and Charleston.1929-081920-1929Birmingham NewsC-01922African Americans; Children; Railroad trains; Railroads; Transportation; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/142034
title	Replica of the "Best Friend of Charleston," the first locomotive used in the United States, on the railroad tracks at 20th Street and Railroad Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Replica of the "Best Friend of Charleston," the first locomotive used in the United States, on the railroad tracks at 20th Street and Railroad Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama.

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