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Best Friend of Charleston
a line drawing of an upright-boiler attached to a four-wheeled platform
line drawing of the Best Friend of Charleston
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderWest Point Foundry
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-0
Gauge5 ft (1,524 mm)
Career
LocaleCharleston, South Carolina
DeliveredOctober 1830
First runDecember 25, 1830
DispositionBoiler exploded June 17, 1831;[1] 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.

  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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