A live steam locomotive is returning to the North Shore after engines of its kind have been absent for a decade. Locomotive 2719, an ALCO steam engine built in 1923, will make a trip from the Duluth ...
Steam turbine-powered locomotives never really caught on. Similar to gas turbine engines, steam turbines are efficient at certain rpm, and extremely inefficient at many others. At high speeds, they ...
The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam engine technology. However, it was a revolutionary technology that, upon ...