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Henry Ford Museum, Michigan, 1978, digital copy of slide. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
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The Gainesville Midland is on the square in downtown Gainesville, GA. It is a tribute to the vast railways that used to criss-cross Northern Georgia. Many cities in Hall and Lumpkin counties have old steam train engines or cabooses featured prominantly in their town.
The advent of the steam engine revolutionized the world. Many different countries developed railroad systems that stretched across the nation state. In the United States the rail system connected the remote pacific coast with the “civilized” Atlantic coast. Trains were used to carry both passengers and freight. It was not unusual for men and women of the 1800s to go no more than 20 miles away from their home in their lifetime. The train began to change that trend. People could now travel thousands upon thousands of miles with little effort. Electric and diesel powered engines in the mid 1900s. Electric trains were much more efficient and cleaner than the coal and steam powered trains. Electric trains do have a much higher start up cost, therefore they are typically only used in high traffic areas such as major cities. Since gasoline powered cars were brought about during roughly the same time, the use of passenger trains has greatly decreased.
Bezilla, Michael. 1982. Steam Railroad Electrification in
America. The Public Historian. 4(1): 29-52.
Turkish Stanier LMS 8476 (formerly No.8274) leaves Toddington Station with its train on 30th May 2010. Taken with a Pentax Program A with 28mm f2.8 prime lens.
.Owned jointly by Tony Lieverse, Jim McCallister, & the South Peace Centennial Museum, this 36HP is the largest steamer in Alberta & one of only 8 left in existence. Classfied as a double simple engine it still carries 150 P.S.I. It was sold new in Nanton, Alberta in1909 & currently runs the Sawmill at the South Peace Centennial Museum located on 40 acres along Highway 43 between Grande Prairie, Alberta & Dawson Creek, British Columbia (Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway)
Today we chased a train, a steam engine that was doing a round trip excursion from Birmingham AL to Parrish AL. Very cool to see.
A fine oscillatory steam engine ,spirit fired with safety valve , whistle and regulator valve. The boiler side plates appear to come from a Bowman model but the engine with its displacement lubricator and brass flywheel do not look like any commercial model I have seen.
Caledonian 123 in Glasgow Transport Museum at the Kelvin Hall. Built by Neilsons in 1886, this 4-2-2 locomotive became the last in service with a single pair of large driving wheels.
17th April 2010.
On display at the Anthracite Heritage Museum is this pristine single cylinder stationary steam engine.
This is what works in my son's machine. I have no idea what the tolerance spread on these machines is. Measurements in mm.