Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-31
AN Old TIME RjEIItOADEI.


First Road in his Country.
An EIkton, Md, correspondent Of thc
New York World. writes This town
contains IN the person of Mr.. John r.
ilogg q man who has brcn engaged IN
railroad worl longer than any person in
the United States. Mr.. Hogg, who is
now in his eighty third year, is on the
pay roll of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
y Baltimore railroad rs a pcnsioncr.
This veteran railroader did his first
August, 1925, when he was twcnty-four
years Of age. This was not only his first
work in connection with railroading, but
the first step taken toward the construc-
ton OF the first railroad in this country
upon which steam power was used for
propcliing ears. In that year Mr.. lIogg
was employed to assist John Randall, the
celebrated engineer whom Gath" intro
duccd in his peculiarly interesting novel
OF Eastern Shore life, The Entailcd
Hat. in surveying the line Of the New
Castles Frenchtown railroad. The mode
OF travel between Philadelphia and Balti
more, and therefore between the northern
and southern states, WAS by steamer from
Philadelphia TO Sow Castle, Del, and
from there hv stage TO FrenchtOwn on
the Elk river, about three miles from
fikton. \ steamer was taken al French
town for Baltimore. Increase OF travel
between the two cities led 20 The organi-
zation OF the Frcuchtown and New Castle
railroad company. which was chartered
| i,- lin. ig.ri-lot rl,a .nf N,rnl,,J .t IL, ..
sion OF lS2i-S, with "A capital stock Of
S9GO. O9O.
It took thc engine several days 20 reach
FrcnchtoWn from New Castle. This was
owing to accident ana TO the fact that NO
provision had been made to supply the
engine with water, which had TO be pro.
cured fl IN springs along the route. Mr..
tlogg say Shat large crowds of farmers
had assembled to see the iron monster at
Fr~enChtOwn, and were greatly diaap-
pointed when il did not reach It's dcst.na
ton at the time expected When il old
arrive there were but few present.
As the engine was abO,t 10 make the
first return trip Mr.. Hogg asked tue en-
gincer whether he could stop the thing
at any place he wanted 10, and being rs.
sured that this could be done, had the
pleasure Of riding part Of the distance on
the first locomotive engine used in the
United States on its first trip.
The veteran ra.lroadcr showed the
writer an advertisement poster published
by Young, printer, Philadelphia, ~
which announced.
New Castle and Fronchtown railroad.
Passenger ears propelled by a locomotive
engine leave the depot at Newcastle for
FrcuChtowu every morning upon the ar
rival or the steamboat from philadelphia
at about $40 o'cloch; returning leave
FrcuyhtOwn at about 1890 . clock. An
! other train Of passenger cars departs from
Newcastle for Frcuchtown cyUry evening
except Sunday on arrival Of afternoon
boat from Philadelphia at about s o'clock,
&, and on return leaves about . O'Clock.
+, Fare, one ride, 80 cents; for cxcur-
sion over road aud back, 30 cents.
/, X. II. BARR Agent
New Castle, june !, 1888.
Mr.. Iogg explained that The reason
The fare for an excursion or round tgiI
was the same as that for a single trip was
TO encourage people 10 come to New
, Castle from Philadelphia by steamer ano
- enjoy the great novelty Of riding behind
the only locomotive in the country. and
largo numbers av0iIed themselves Of tho
opportunity,
The New Castle & Frepchtown rail
c road wac the first on hi,h q %loCOMutir,
steam engine was used Toe first cngin,
Il was made In England and brought t,
this country in parts in 1888. ii was first
= called the Delaware and afterwards TIC
u Phoenix.
d When the construction cf the vi
mington 4 Scsguclauna railroad Nuici
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