The newspapers of that period were filled with the wonderful
"performance" of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the people of
the United States, as well as those of Great Britain, became interested
in the question of railroad transportation. As early as 1828 charters
were obtained in several Eastern States and railroad companies
organized.
The first locomotive engine used in this country was operated on the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's railroad between the mines at
Carbondale and the town of Honesdale, Pennsylvania. This locomotive was
built at Stourbridge, England, and made its trial trip in August, 1829.