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In 1814, the first successful steam engine locomotive was built by the British Engineer George Stephenson called Bluecher, blÃ¼cher which could haul up to 30 tons of coal at 4mph going. Uphill later in, 1825 stephenson also created the first public railway for steam. locomotives
The first U.S. railroad to use a steam locomotive in revenue service was the South Carolina Railroad. It opened on Christmas Day 1830 using the Best Friend of Charleston steam locomotive on six miles of track in Charleston, South Carolina.