evidence: The book asserted that this claim was made in 1825, but I have not been able to find a citation. Would you please help? Quote Investigator: This statement was derived from a long passage in an 1825 article about "Canals and Rail-Roads" in "The Quarterly Review" of London. The unnamed author of the article was very skeptical about the claims being made for passenger travel via locomotives. Boldface added to excerpts by QI:[1] 1825, The Quarterly Review, Volume 31, Number 62, Article V: Canals and Rail-Roads, Start Page 349, Quote Page 361, John Murray, London. (Google Books Full View) link