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Explore the fascinating mechanics behind a steam locomotive, a marvel of engineering that revolutionized transportation. This video unpacks how heat from burning oil in the tender turns water into ...

1872: George Westinghouse Jr. receives patent No. 124,405 for the automatic railroad air brake ... the same "block" of track, a rotary steam engine and devices for transporting natural gas.

The steam engines were refurbished and converted ... and to the steam pumps that provide pressurized air for the brakes and more. All those pipes had to be replaced, with new pipes that could ...

A revolutionary new steam engine, described by its inventors as “an underwater jet engine”, may soon be powering dinghies and speedboats more efficiently, cleanly and safely than a ...