$20 QUESTION -- Category: Tough Questions

During its maiden voyage, the first U.S. Passenger locomotive took 75 minutes to transport 26 people 13 miles. Don't worry -- it's not a math problem. What was the engine called and when did it first run?

  1. "The Wabash Cannonball," which premiered in 1776.

  2. Called "Casey Jones," it began operations in 1799.

  3. Named "Tom Thumb," the tiny engine first ran in 1830.


Sorry! The correct answer is 3. Tom Thumb.

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