They would directly power a central drive shaft from under ... Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500.

Without much in the way of power electronics ... axles in its centre sporting connecting rods, it resembled a steam locomotive from the chassis downwards but with a very diesel-age cab and ...

The Oregon Rail Heritage Center has been in its current home near OMSI for about a dozen years, and now the center is having ...

The nominal horse power of a locomotive of the dimensions given and performing, as described, is eight hundred. This is estimated by multiplying the pressure of the steam per inch on the area of ...

Further enhancements to the design beyond yard duties culminated in Baldwin Locomotive Works' compounding system, using generated steam twice for more power, while consuming less fuel and water.

The first steam powered vehicle to run on a British road.William Murdock was a brilliant Scottish engineer and inventor. In 1777 he walked from his home in Ayrshire to Birmingham to follow his ...

Rail enthusiasts and history lovers will have a rare opportunity to see Locomotion No. 1 return to Darlington.

The Kent & East Sussex Railway has announced a second guest locomotive for its Dwarves of Steam Gala on the weekend of 26th ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.