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  2. 2-8-8-4 - Wikipedia

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    The EM-1 produced 115,000 pounds-force (510 kN) of tractive effort on 64-inch (1.6 m) drivers with 235 pounds per square inch (1.62 MPa) steam pressure and four 24-by-32-inch (0.61 by 0.81 m) cylinders. The tender carried 22,000 US gallons (83 m 3) of water and 25 tons of coal. The engine weighed 627,000 pounds (284 t) while the tender weighed ...

  3. Token (railway signalling) - Wikipedia

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    The lower section is operated on the "One Engine in Steam" principle with a simple wooden staff. Possession of the staff is required to unlock the ground frame controlling the points at Coombe Junction, where the two sections meet. There is no other signalling on the branch except to control entry and exit to and from the main line.

  4. Union Pacific Big Boy - Wikipedia

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    The Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of simple articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until 1962.

  5. Long steam tricycle - Wikipedia

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    The Long steam tricycle appears to be one of the earliest preserved examples of a steam tricycle, built by George A. Long around 1880 and patented in 1883. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] One example was built, which after some years of use was dismantled and the parts dispersed.

  6. Multiplex locomotive - Wikipedia

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    A multiplex locomotive is a steam locomotive that divides the driving force on its wheels by using multiple pairs of cylinders to drive multiple driving wheel set groups. Such a locomotive will necessarily articulated if it has more than two sets of driving wheels. There were locomotive projects with three, four, five or six sets of drive wheels.

  7. 37 Things You Should Stop Paying for ASAP - AOL

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    Most mobile plans cover long-distance calling, offer unlimited minutes, and include a fee for Enhanced 911 service — and emergency calls were the only real reason to have a landline anymore.

  8. BR Standard Class 7 70013 Oliver Cromwell - Wikipedia

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    The Broadsman hauled by 70013 passes through Stratford in April 1958. One of 55 of the Standard Class 7, Oliver Cromwell was built at Crewe Works, being completed on 30 May 1951. 70013 was initially allocated to Norwich depot (BR shed code 32A) on the Eastern Region of British Railways and employed on London Liverpool Street to Norwich expresses.

  9. Steamship - Wikipedia

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    Steam engines had to be designed with the power delivered at the bottom of the machinery, to give direct drive to the propeller shaft. A paddle steamer's engines drive a shaft that is positioned above the waterline, with the cylinders positioned below the shaft.