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A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning combustible material—usually coal, wood, or oil—to produce steam in a boiler. The steam moves reciprocating pistons which are mechanically connected to the locomotive's main wheels (drivers). Both fuel and water supplies are carried with the locomotive, either on the locomotive itself or in wagons (tenders) pulled behind. The first steam locomotive, made by Richard Trevithick, first operated on 21 February 1804, three years after the road locomotive he made in 1801.
Steam locomotives were first developed in Great Britain during the early 19th century and dominated railway transport until the middle of the 20th century. From the early 1900s they were gradually superseded by electric and diesel locomotives, with full conversions to electric and diesel power beginning from the 1930s. The majority of steam locomotives were retired from regular service by the 1980s, though several continue to run on tourist and heritage lines.
Watch Union Pacific's 844, a "Northern" type 4-8-4 steam locomotive built by American Locomotive Company. The 844 started the day in North Platte, NE. I intercepted it at Gibbon, NE, and paced it from Fairbury, NE to Steele City, NE before I hopelessly lost in Nebraska/Kansas and missed shooting by less than a minute in Marysville, KS. My microphone was not picking up audio, so I had to use the built-in mic. While there is some operator noise, and plenty of wind noise, I did avoid crossings with audio warnings to eliminate the annoying "ding ding ding ding" that plagued all my previous videos.
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Watch the building of a "Princess Royal" class steam locomotive at the Crewe locomotive works during the mid 1930's . . S88TV1 - Transport, technology, the best of british steam and general interest movies from the past - newsreels, documentaries & publicity films from my archives.
A tribute to the "Big Boy" locomotives produced by Union Pacific, "Last of the Giants" shows the end of a memorable era in Western Railroading. The "Big Boy" is the popular name of the American Locomotive Company 4000-class 4-8-8-4 articulated, coal-fired, steam locomotives manufactured between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad until 1959. In "Last of the Giants" you'll see the development of steam power on the Union Pacific from 4-6-0s, 2-8-0s, and 2-8-2s up to 2-10-2s and even 4-12-2s, shown through film, photos and animated diagrams. This is followed by the development of compound articulated Mallets and simple articulateds such as the Challengers. The Big Boy fleet of twenty five locomotives were used primarily in the Wyoming Division to haul freight over th...
Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 S2-Class Berkshire #765 is one of the largest operating steam locomotives in the world. Based out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, the locomotive is owned and operated by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. The locomotive was donated to the city in 1955, disguised as Nickel Plate Road 767. The City of Fort Wayne wanted to display locomotive 767 in Lawton Park, however, 767 was in horrible condition and the railroad decided to disguise sister locomotive 765 as the 767 in order to scrap the locomotive which was in much worse condition. From 1955 to 1974, the 765 sat in Lawton Park, deteriorating badly due to the harsh weather climate of the midwest. In order to save and restore the locomotive, a group of railroad enthusiasts formed the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical S...
"Trains for children kids toddlers. Construction game: steam locomotive." In this educational cartoon we are building a steam locomotive from a virtual construction set. Children will learn the names of the main parts of a steam locomotive and what makes a locomotive run. They can even peek inside of the crew compartment and enjoy choo-choo train sound effects... Great educational and entertainment video for preschoolers and school students to watch! Watch all Construction game videos in one playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Wz_y-CCPs&list;=PLCsBweb0jQ6SJlPu21uhDHnZBDza-fOoO Watch it in Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_1009807189&feature;=iv&index;=4&list;=PLY0SGHzr-xbDaZDRk_45hfjDZmFagzd2Y&src;_vid=vMkrkY5BmAU&v;=vMkrkY5BmAU You may also like our oth...
The 1917 Vulcan Iron Works steam locomotive at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture developed a steam leak on the front left cylinder. In this video, we take the head off to determine the location of the steam leak and then do a fix to the head - repairing a tapped hole for they cylinder drain cock in the museums machine shop by using the Wells Index vertical milling machine to mill a pocket out above the old hole and replacing it with a cast iron plug that was turned to size on a Lodge and Shipley metal lathe and then tapped properly. This was then brazed and locked in place with some set screws. With this repair, we can get our narrow gauge train back on track! Support VintageMachinery.org on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vintagemachinery Please Visit: http://www.vintagemachinery.o...
Union Pacific 3985 passing through Louisville, KY in 1991
How to coal fire a full sized steam locomotive. Excellent vintage railway film from the LMS. (London,Midland & Scottish Railway)
In July of 2013, the Union Pacific Railroad reacquired Big Boy steam locomotive number 4014 from the Rail Giants Train Museum at the Pomona Fairplex with the intention of restoring number 4014 to operating condition. Once in working order, the locomotive will become part of the Union Pacific's Steam Program. Built in 1941 by the American Locomotive works, the Big Boy is considered to be the biggest steam locomotive ever built. Come along as we follow the Big Boy on the second leg of its journey to its new home in Cheyenne, Wyoming where it will undergo restoration to operating condition. This video includes a brief introduction followed by video coverage of UP 4014's journey over Cajon Pass as it bids farewell to California on April 28th, 2014.