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How A Steam Locomotive Actually Works
Here's how a steam train works! You burn coal! Coal boils water! Steam builds pressure inside a sealed boiler until it has nowhere to go! It forces its way into a cylinder which Pushes a piston. That piston connects to the wheels! A controlled explosion of water vapor is moving hundreds of tonnes of steel at a hundred miles an hour.
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Inside the cab of Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s massive 2-6-6-2 mallet steam engine 1309 as the crew prepares to leave Cumberland for Frostburg, Maryland. You can grab a cab ride ticket on the @Western Maryland Scenic Rail website. Filmed on August 3rd, 2025 • • • #BTCRAILFILMS #steamtrain #railfan #train #cabride
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