Andrew Jackson may be my greatest nemesis, but he was one active old bugger. No form of transportation is safe from Old Hickory. On June 6th, 1833, Andrew Jackson took his first train ride, and became the first president to ride an Iron Horse.

railroad in the 1830s
Where was he going?  Baltimore.  It was a 12 mile long trip.Why?  Up to no good, I'm sure.   Ok, fine, he probably just wanted to ride a train.  He's not always nefarious.

In other news, today in 1998 this pre...