 Robert Fulton ordered a Boulton and Watt steam engine, and built what he called the "North River Steamboat" (often mistakenly described as the "Clermont" ).In 1807 this steamboat began a regular passenger boat service between New York City and Albany, New York, distant, which was a commercial success.In 1808 John and James Winans built "Vermont" in Burlington, Vermont, the second steamboat to operate commercially.