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Sierra No. 3, often called the "Movie Star locomotive", is a 19th-century 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" type steam locomotive owned by the State of California and preserved and operated by the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California.
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista, San Diego County, California; California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California; Cole Palen's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Red Hook, New York; National Museum of Transportation, St Louis County, Missouri; New York Museum of Transportation, Rush, New York; Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown ...
The smallest engine the railway owned, was known as the "little 4". First engine delivered as a Vauclain Compound, and its superiority over the previous 3 engines resulted in them being sent back to Baldwin to be rebuilt. Broke a side rod and ran away in August 1896. CO-68 No. 4 (2nd) Cog steam 0-4-2T 1897 built by BLW
The museum, which is run by a charity, also restores and displays a number of other steam engines and pumps. The steam for the moving exhibits is provided by a Marshall portable boiler. The Westonzoyland Light Railway , a short 2 ft ( 610 mm ) narrow-gauge railway runs the length of the site and is used to carry wood for the boiler.
There are six operational steam traction engines on the grounds, with a 1913 Buffalo-Pitts steamroller and a 1909 20 horsepower Case undergoing restoration. The operational steam tractors are an 1895 Russell & Co. 15-30 steam tractor, a 1902 Advance 16-30 steam tractor, a 1912 J.I. Case 60 horsepower (45 kW) steam tractor, a 1920 Minneapolis 20 horsepower (15 kW) steam tractor, and a 1916 15 ...
Museums relating to steam engines, or including a steam engine as a significant exhibit. Category to include: Museums featuring working steam engines; Steam-powered pumping stations; Industrial and science museums exhibiting collections of stationary steam engines; Collections of steam-powered road vehicles, fairground rides, boats, etc
The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few ...
Bolton Steam Museum; Bressingham Steam and Gardens - Gardens, Steam railways and museum of steam vehicles; Coldharbour Mill - a working textile mill museum with steam and water power; Crofton Beam Engines ([1]) Hollycombe Steam Collection; Kempton Park Steam Engines; Kew Bridge Steam Museum