William Howard (engineer)
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William Howard was an American
mechanical engineer who was one of the first to work for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
. When the railroad built its first cars
using friction bearings first developed by Ross Winans
, Howard made his own design and patented it on November 2, 1828.
United States
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mechanical engineer who was one of the first to work for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
. When the railroad built its first cars
Railroad car
A railroad car or railway vehicle , also known as a bogie in Indian English, is a vehicle on a rail transport system that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotives...
using friction bearings first developed by Ross Winans
Ross Winans
Ross Winans was an American inventor, mechanic, and builder of locomotives and railroad machinery. He is also noted for design of pioneering cigar-hulled ships. Winans, one of the United States' first multi-millionaires, was involved in politics and was a vehement states' rights advocate...
, Howard made his own design and patented it on November 2, 1828.