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2. Hovertrain - Wikipedia

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   A 1960 Popular Mechanics article notes a number of different groups proposing a hovertrain concept. [ 2 ] What was lacking from all of them was a suitable way to move the vehicles forward – since the whole idea of the hovertrain concept was to eliminate any physical contact with the running surface, especially wheels, some sort of contact ...

3. ALCO S-2 and S-4 - Wikipedia

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   The S-2 and S-4 were designed as rail yard switchers, meant to replace older, less efficient, and more demanding steam switchers. [citation needed] They were a success, with many remaining in service today. [2] The locomotives' exterior was styled by ALCO engineer Ray Patten, who used curves in a mild application of Art Deco principles.

4. List of most powerful locomotives - Wikipedia

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   Fast passenger steam locomotive; the magazine Popular Mechanics cites 1941 a speed of 133.4 mph (214.7 km/h) PRR S2: Pennsylvania Railroad: 6200 Baldwin Locomotive Works: 1944 Steam turbine direct-drive 6-8-6: 470 tonnes (518 short tons) 70,500 pounds-force (314 kN) 6,900 horsepower (5,145 kW) Most powerful steam turbine locomotive ever built ...

5. Locomotive - Wikipedia

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   A locomotive is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, motor coach, railcar or power car; the use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains, but rare for freight trains.

6. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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   When a train has made a full brake application due to adverse event, or has lost its train air due to a defective valve (a "kicker"), or a broken air line or train separation. The train crew will normally declare that they are "in emergency" over the train radio, thus warning other trains and the dispatcher that there is a problem.

7. The 2024 Popular Mechanics Yard & Garden Awards - AOL

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   The 2024 Popular Mechanics Yard & Garden Awards. Bradley Ford, Photography by Trevor Raab, Roy Berendsohn. April 26, 2024 at 11:55 AM.

8. Train - Wikipedia

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   Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare, by Claude Monet, 1877, Art Institute of Chicago. Trains can be sorted into types based on whether they haul passengers or freight (though mixed trains which haul both exist), by their weight (heavy rail for regular trains, light rail for lighter transit systems), by their speed, by their distance (short haul, long distance, transcontinental ...

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