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	Tank locomotive - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		A tank locomotive (also tank engine in the United Kingdom) is a steam locomotive that carries its own fuel and water on it, instead of pulling it behind it in a tender.
		The water is pre-heated by the boiler, but the locomotive has a higher centre of gravity and hence must operate at lower speeds.
		In this design, used in earlier and smaller locomotives, the water is stored in a 'well' on the underside of the locomotive, generally between the locomotive's frames.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Tank_locomotive (1154 words)

	Locomotive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the locomotive hauled a train of 10 tons of iron and 70 passengers in five wagons over nine miles it was too heavy for the cast iron rails used at the time.
		Diesel trains or locomotives that use this are called diesel-mechanical and began to appear (although limited in power) even before the first world war which saw a number of simplex diesel systems built for the war, a small number of which survive and are still operational today.
		Steam locomotives built for steep rack and pinion railways frequently have the boiler tilted relative to the wheels so that the boiler remains roughly level on steep climbs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steam_locomotive (3637 words)

	Locomotive - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks.
		Increasingly common these days in passenger service is push-pull operation, where the locomotives push the trains in one direction, and are controlled from a control cab at the opposite end of the train in the other.
		The all-time speed record for steam trains is held by an LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive of the LNER in England, number 4468 Mallard, which pulling six carrriages (plus a dynamometer car) reached 126 mph (203 km/h) on a slight downhill gradient down Stoke Bank on 3 July 1938.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Steam_locomotive (2498 words)

	Locomotive
		Although the locomotive hauled a train of 10 tons of iron and 70 passengers in five wagons over nine miles it was too heavy for the cast iron rails used at the time.
		Steam locomotives are in regular use in China, where coal is a much more abundant resource than petroleum for diesel fuel.
		Steam locomotives built for steep rack and pinion railways frequently have the boiler tilted relative to the wheels, so that the boiler remains roughly level on steep climbs.
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	Encyclopedia :: Locomotive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The all-time speed record for steam trains is held by an LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive of the LNER in England, number 4468 Mallard, which pulling six carriages (plus a dynamometer car) reached 126 mph (203 km/h) on a slight downhill gradient down Stoke Bank on 3 July 1938.
		For example the most powerful electric locomotives that are used today on the channel tunnel freight services use 7 MW of power.
		A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Locomotive (2880 words)

	Locomotive: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Steam locomotives remained in commercial use in parts of Mexico (Mexico: A Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810) into the late 1970s (1970s: The decade from 1970 to 1979).
		Steam dummy (Steam dummy: a steam dummy or dummy engine, in the united states of america, was a steam engine...
		The electric locomotive (electric locomotive: A locomotive that is powered by an electric motor) is externally supplied with electric power, either through an overhead pickup (overhead pickup: overhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit electrical energy to trams,...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/locomotive (3003 words)

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		Since a diesel-electric locomotive cannot continue to exert the same force while pulling a load as was attained in starting that load, the continuous tractive effort of a diesel-electric locomotive is rated as approximately 50 percent of its starting tractive effort.
		However, when the locomotives are not electrically connected for multiple-unit operation, or when steam locomotives are used in tandem (double-headed) or in pusher service, 10 percent of the total gross trailing load is deducted because of the human element involved.
		Locomotives removed from storage will be restored to normal operating condition according to applicable technical manuals and tested to determine their operational capability.
	www.dtic.mil /whs/directives/corres/text/p414050r.txt (7291 words)

	History of the Locomotive -- Railway Vehicle -- Trains
		Aerodynamic passenger locomotives from other countries such as Germany and the United States attained speeds very close to this, and this is generally believed to be close to the practicable upper limit for the direct-coupled steam locomotive.
		Steam locomotives are less efficient than their more modern diesel and electric counterparts and require much greater manpower to operate and service.
		British Rail figures showed the cost of crewing and fuelling a steam locomotive was some two and a half times that of diesel power, and the daily mileage achievable was far lower.
	www.edinformatics.com /inventions_inventors/locomotive.htm (2083 words)

	LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE Running and Management - HOW LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS ARE MADE.
		The man who runs a locomotive engine on our crowded railroads has so much valuable property, directly and indirectly, under his care, so much of life and limb depending upon his skill and ability, that railroad companies are not likely to intrust the position to those with a suspicion of incompetency resting upon them.
		An intelligent fireman may be ignorant of the scientific nomenclature relating to combustion, but he will perfectly familiar with all the practical phenomena connected with the economical generation of steam.
		The usual form of examination is, for officers connected with the locomotive department to question the candidate for promotion on matters relating to the management of the locomotive, and how he would proceed in the event of certain mishaps befalling the engine.
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	Lionel Glossary
		Steam locomotive that carries its fuel and water supplies in tanks hung over or placed alongside the boiler, or on a frame extension (bunker) at the rear, instead of in a tender.
		The car immediately behind a steam locomotive which is used to store the water and fuel (wood, coal, or oil) needed for the locomotive's operation.
		Slang term for a water-filled tank car placed directly behind a steam locomotive's tender as an extra source of water for the locomotive's boiler in the event that water is scarce along a given stretch of track.
	www.lionel.com /GettingStarted/Guides/s-z.html (2178 words)

	Keeping Track - Railroad Consulting & Training
		Locomotive air brakes: number 6, 24RL or 26L, and the independent brake.
		An examination consisting of 100 questions is given at the end of this course with 85% passing grade needed for passing the course.
		The operation and maintenance of a steam locomotive.
	www.trainweb.com /keepingtrack/training.htm (1194 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Steam locomotive nomenclature
		Steam locomotive nomenclature is a listing of the components found on a Steam Locomotive.
		Steam Dome — An expansion at the top of the boiler to allow space for the heated steam to collect; the throttle valve for the locomotive is located here.
		#Locomotives are classified by the number of wheels on the pilot truck, followed by the number of driving wheels, followed by the number of wheels on the trailing truck.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Steam_locomotive_nomenclature (924 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Steam dome — Collects the steam at the top of the boiler so that it can be fed to the engine via the regulator/throttle valve.
		Water compartment — Container for water used by the boiler to produce steam that is subsequently usually exhausted from the cylinders.
		Equalising levers/Equalising bars — Part of the locomotive suspension system, connected to Leaf Springs, free to pivot about their centre which is firmly fixed to the frame.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Steam_locomotive_nomenclature (1009 words)

	Lionel Glossary
		Cars or locomotives which contain their own power, but which can be controlled from the foremost car or locomotive; commonly used on commuter trains and diesel locomotives.
		The roundhouse customarily faced a turntable which was used to direct a locomotive onto and off of one of the roundhouse tracks.
		A railroad switching maneuver in which the locomotive uncouples from its train, pulls ahead, backs past on an adjacent track, and moves forward to couple onto the rear of the train.
	www.lionel.com /GettingStarted/Guides/m-r.html (1371 words)

	Steam_locomotive_nomenclature LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
		Guide to steam locomotive components (The image is of a composite imaginary locomotive, not all components are present on all locomotives and not all possible components are present and/or labelled in the illustration above).
		Steam locomotives may have slide valves, piston valves or poppet valves.
		Coupler â” Device at the front and rear of the locomotive for connecting locomotives and rail cars together.
	language.school-explorer.com /info/Steam_locomotive_nomenclature (991 words)

	RAILROAD.NET :: View topic - Could use some help with Steam Locomotive nomenclature...
		Steam at boiler pressure was sent to the high pressure cylinder (smaller of the 2) and pushed against the low pressure cylinder of the compressor (the large one).
		Then the steam from the high pressure cylinder was sent to the low pressure cylinder (the large one) and it pushed against the high pressure portion oh the air pump (the small cylinder).
		The steam was used twice, albeit at a lower pressure the second time around, the same principle as a compound locomotive or a tripple expansion marine steam engine (the steam was used 3 times).
	www.railroad.net /forums/viewtopic.php?p=129996 (1483 words)

	Israelite House of David - Miniature Trains
		Since the new locomotives were designed to carry more passengers only three locomotives were made to replace the nine little engines which had hauled the park tourists for thirty-five years.
		During the era of steam railroads a special notation evolved to classify steam locomotives.
		This notation was based on the prominent oversized driver wheels which received the power of the steam pistons and transferred it to the rails to move the train forward and the additional guide wheels which supported the engine and kept it on the rails but did not supply power to move the train forward.
	www.israelitehouseofdavid.org /train.html (2084 words)

	[IRFCA] The Nomenclature System of Locomotives on Indian Railways
		This article attempts to explain the system for nomenclature adopted by the Indian Railways for the locomotives operating on the Indian Railways.
		Therefore, the nomenclature system for electric locos includes a letter to differentiate between locos with DC traction from those with AC traction.
		On the south-bound route, the changeover is to a diesel loco, at Pune station.
	www.irfca.org /articles/loco-nomenclature.html (1965 words)

	Locomotive - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		In the 1960s, the locomotive manufacturer Krauss-Maffei built a variant of this type of locomotive which used hydraulic power transmission for the Southern Pacific Railroad in the U.S., but the units were ultimately removed from service due to maintenance and reliability problems.
		It has been found impractical to build a gearbox which can cope with a power output of more than 400 horsepower (300 kW) without breaking, despite a number of attempts to do so.
		Image:Elektra lokomotivo vl60kp.jpg The electric locomotive is supplied externally with electric power, either through an overhead pickup or through a third-rail.
	www.pakistangrid.com /mediawiki/index.php/Locomotive (3105 words)

	St Louis County Parks and Recreation Museum of Transportation
		e identify some of the differences between steam locomotives using a special notation called the "Whyte" system.
		The letter "T," following the wheel arrangement, tells you it's a tank locomotive that carries water on the engine frame rather than in a separate tender.
		Electric, gas and diesel motive power are described using letters for the powered axles in a group: A= 1, B = 2, C = 3, D = 4 and E = 5.
	www.museumoftransport.org /traininfo.htm (190 words)

	Steam Locomotive Encyclopedia Article @ TellyTots.com (Telly Tots) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Steam Locomotive Encyclopedia Article @ TellyTots.com (Telly Tots)
		The first went into service in 1918 with the Jay Street Connecting Railroad.
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	Backhead - Trains
		The backhead of UP 4017, a Big Boy at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, WI.
		In rail terminology, backhead refers to the wall of a steam locomotive's firebox in the cab of the locomotive.
		The locomotive's controls are mounted on the backhead.
	train.spottingworld.com /Backhead (70 words)

	Locomotive - Wikigadugi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		C. Wolff, Modern Locomotive Practice: A Treatise on the Design, Construction, and Working of Steam Locomotives (Manchester, England, 1903)
		J. Gairns, Locomotive Compounding and Superheating (Philadelphia, 1907)
		They feature superior acceleration and regenerative braking, making them ideal for passenger service in densely populated areas.
	www.wikigadugi.org /wiki/Locomotive (3583 words)

	Quantum Chip Upgrade \| QSI Solutions
		In Heavy Load, the throttle will increase or decrease motor revs and Sound-of-Power™ without noticeably changing the locomotives momentum which allows operator to individually control locomotive motor RPM and sound settings during operation.
		Previous Quantum operation would gradually slow locomotive to a stop before changing direction often missing the uncoupler magnet.
		To order please contact any of the QSI Solutions dealers and be sure to give them your loco nomenclature and the software identification number.
	qsisolutions.com /products/q-chip-upgrade.html (1301 words)

	RAILROAD.NET :: View topic - Steam Locomotive nomenclature -driver's maid??
		Into an argument on the correct name for the drive train on the wheel of a steam locomotive.
		If nothing else, perhaps you can point me to a photo we can look at on some web site.
		I assumed it was the coupling from the drive shaft to the main wheel that followed the wheel around its traverse, pushing the wheel around and thus the train forward.
	www.railroad.net /forums/viewtopic.php?p=182486&highlight= (317 words)

	Halfbakery: steam powered surf board.
		small steam engine at the back of the board
		Also, steam locomotive nomenclature lends itself well to surf-manoeuvre nomenclature:
		I want one to go with my steam powered soapbox.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/steam_20powered_20surf_20board_2e (540 words)

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