| From the Fayetteville (N. C.) Observer |
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| December 23, 1861 |
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| New Locomotive |
| The locomotive recently purchased by the
Western R. R. Company, was placed upon the track last Thursday. It was
formerly the "George Snowden," and had been in use for about eighteen
months on the road between Georgetown, D. C., and Alexandria. It is a 12
ton locomotive with crank axle, and suitable for passenger trains or
very light freight, having a speed of 30 miles to the hour. With
refitting and certain alterations, we are told it will make a very fin
locomotive for the purposes mentioned. It was built at the Tredegar
Works in Richmond, Va., and cost the present owners $5,500. It was
brought from Richmond, together with twelve coal cars, in charge of Mr.
Gale, engineer, of the Western Railroad. |
| We hope the Company will now find it well
to place a daily passenger train on the road, and that the Government
will make this a mail route. Such a mail is very much needed, and the
Railroad Company cannot be expected to continue to do mail service for
nothing, as at present. |
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