 They purchased a locomotive from England so they could transport coal from the mines to their canal, and tested it on a railroad track in 1829.The locomotive ultimately failed, as it was too heavy for the wooden track, but demand was sparked for lighter locomotives that could transport coal from the mines to the canals (“Delaware and Hudson”).Locomotives that solely transported coal from mines to canal entries were in use in the 1830s, but goals were set to use railroads to bypass canals all together.