Pioneer (locomotive)

*Pioneer*
Pioneer
	Pioneer c. 1898
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date	1837
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-2-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	54 in (1,372 mm)
Loco weight	24,000 lb (11,000 kg; 11 t)
Fuel type	Wood
Water cap.	1,015 US gal (3,840 L; 845 imp gal)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	10 in × 18 in (254 mm × 457 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	Utica and Schenectady Railroad (U&S),; Michigan Central Railroad (MC),; Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU),; Chicago and North Western Railroad (C&NW),; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)
Official name	Alert (U&S),; Pioneer (G&CU)
Retired	1875
Disposition	Locomotive on static display, tender stored until 1977 when it was dismantled and subsequently destroyed

Pioneer is the first railroad locomotive to operate in Chicago, Illinois. It was built in 1837 by Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Utica and Schenectady Railroad (U&S) in New York, then purchased used by William B. Ogden for the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU, the oldest predecessor of Chicago and North Western Railway). The locomotive arrived in Chicago by schooner on October 10, 1848, and it pulled the first train westbound out of the city on October 25 that year.