Best Friend of Charleston

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-0
Gauge	5 ft (1,524 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	West Point Foundry

*Best Friend of Charleston*
Best Friend of Charleston
	line drawing of the Best Friend of Charleston
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	West Point Foundry
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-0
Gauge	5 ft (1,524 mm)
Locale
Career
Locale	Charleston, South Carolina
Delivered	October 1830
First run	December 25, 1830
Disposition	Boiler exploded June 17, 1831; some parts reused to build Phoenix

The Best Friend of Charleston was a steam-powered railroad locomotive widely considered the first locomotive to be built entirely within the United States for revenue service. It was also the first locomotive to suffer a boiler explosion in the United States.

^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History - June Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 13, 2005.

[Rivanna_NRHS,_June-1] Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History - June Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 13, 2005.

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