Join Daily Sports History for an epic retelling of the 1830 showdown between the steam locomotive Tom Thumb and a horse—where innovation challenged tradition in a contest that forever changed American transportation.
• Discover the surprising origins of the race between Tom Thumb and a horse on the B&O Railroad—yes, the same one from Monopoly!
• Learn how Peter Cooper’s ingenuity and homemade locomotive sparked a revolution in rail travel, setting the stage for steam power in the United States.
• Relive the dramatic face-off along a winding seven-mile track and find out why Tom Thumb’s mechanical mishap sealed its fate—yet marked the end of horse-drawn railroads.
• Uncover the legacy left behind: how this curious contest led to a technological boom and paved the way for coast-to-coast railways in America.
• Hear about historic replicas, museum displays, and the decades-long debate over the race’s true story
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