Steam Locomotives
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A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fueled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomotive’s boiler to the point where it becomes gaseous and its volume increases 1,700 times. Functionally, it is a steam engine on wheels.
In most locomotives, the steam is admitted alternately to each end of its cylinders in which pistons are mechanically connected to the locomotive’s main wheels. Fuel and water supplies are usually carried with the locomotive, either on the locomotive itself or in a tender coupled to it. Variations in this general design include electrically powered boilers, turbines in place of pistons, and using steam generated externally.
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Kato N 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Union Pacific “Excursion Version” w/ DCC & Sound #4014
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Kato N 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Union Pacific “Excursion Version” w/ DCC #4014
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Kato N GS-4 Southern Pacific “Post War, Black” w/ DCC
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