Amoskeag Locomotive Works
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The Amoskeag Locomotive Works, located in Manchester, New Hampshire
, built steam locomotives at the dawn of the railroad era in the United States
.
Besides building locomotives for railroad use, Amoskeag also built steam fire engines. Amoskeag fire engines served as the initial fleet for the New York City Fire Department
and the first Los Angeles Fire Department
fire company. The Firefighters Museum in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has an 1863 Amoskeag fire engine.
Amoskeag built steam locomotives until the division was sold to Aretas Blood
and became the Manchester Locomotive Works
in 1854.
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
, built steam locomotives at the dawn of the railroad era in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Besides building locomotives for railroad use, Amoskeag also built steam fire engines. Amoskeag fire engines served as the initial fleet for the New York City Fire Department
New York City Fire Department
The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department of the City of New York has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City's five boroughs from fires and fire hazards, providing emergency medical services, technical rescue as well as providing first response...
and the first Los Angeles Fire Department
Los Angeles Fire Department
The Los Angeles Fire Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles....
fire company. The Firefighters Museum in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has an 1863 Amoskeag fire engine.
Amoskeag built steam locomotives until the division was sold to Aretas Blood
Aretas Blood
Aretas Blood played an important role in the manufacture of early American railroad steam locomotives.Blood was born in Weathersfield, Vermont. At the age of 17, as railroads began to be built in the United States, he was apprenticed as a blacksmith...
and became the Manchester Locomotive Works
Manchester Locomotive Works
Manchester Locomotive Works was a manufacturing company located in Manchester, New Hampshire, that built steam locomotives in the 19th century. The first locomotive they built was for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in March 1855. In 1901, Manchester and seven other locomotive...
in 1854.