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DeWitt Clinton
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<tr><th>Configuration</th><td>0-4-0</td></tr><tr><th style="color: black; background: #cc9966; text-align: center;">Career</th><td style="color: black; background: #cc9966; text-align: center;">Mohawk and Hudson Railroad</td></tr><tr><th>First run</th><td>1831</td></tr><tr><th>Disposition</th><td>scrapped</td></tr>
The DeWitt Clinton of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad (M&H) was the first steam locomotive to operate in the state of New York. It began operations in 1831. The M&H became part of the New York Central Railroad system in 1853.
DeWitt Clinton was the governor of New York State responsible for the Erie Canal.
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