Steam locomotives are less efficient than their more modern diesel and electric counterparts and require much greater manpower to operate and service.

Steam locomotives remained in commercial use in parts of Mexico into the late 1970s.

Steam locomotives were in regular use until 2004 in the People's Republic of China, where coal is a much more abundant resource than petroleum for diesel fuel.

Steam locomotives intended for freight service generally have relatively small diameter drivers, whereas passenger models have large diameter drivers ( as large as 84 inches in some cases ).

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 grades.

* January 8 – A train collision in the New York Central Railroad's Park Avenue Tunnel kills 17, injures 38, and leads to increased demand for electric trains and led to the banning of Steam locomotives in the state.

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The Age of Steam also came to Palmyra in 1857, as the first locomotives ran through the settlement on the Lebanon Valley Railroad in that year.

Steam locomotives could not operate on the Beck Hole incline ; so in the early 1860s the North Eastern Railway started construction of an alternate route which opened in 1865 – this is the route which is still in use today.

Category: Steam locomotives of the United States

Steam locomotives were first developed in Britain and dominated railway transportation until the middle of the 20th century.

Steam locomotives of the Chicago and North Western Railway in the roundhouse at the Chicago, Illinois rail yards, 1942.

Steam locomotives were able to pick up water from these troughs whilst still moving.

Category: Steam locomotives of Great Britain

Steam locomotives carried unadorned numbers up to five digits long.

* 1957 Steam locomotives are removed from active service in the PRR fleet.

Steam locomotives were then a new and unproven technology and were slow, expensive and unreliable.

Steam locomotives could haul more wagons and haul them faster, so in a typical working day the expensive steam engine could haul more coal than the cheaper horse.

Steam locomotives of the NYC were optimized for speed on that flat raceway of a main line, rather than slow mountain lugging.

Steam switchers were either tank locomotives or had special ( smaller ) tenders, with narrow coal bunkers and / or sloped tender decks to increase rearward visibility.

Steam locomotives operated by British Railways for the Underground ran a shuttle service from Epping to Ongar ( stopping at Blake Hall ) from 1949 to 1957, when the line was electrified and taken over by the Underground's Central Line.

Steam locomotives operated by British Rail for the London Underground ran a shuttle service from Epping to Ongar ( stopping at North Weald ) from 1949 to 1957, when the track was electrified and taken over by the Underground's Central Line.

Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so tenders are necessary to keep the locomotive running over long distances.

The term ' a great ship ' therefore holds a deeper and far more significant meaning to seafarers than ' landlubbers ', or those who do not serve on ships or other vessels, and has remained so through the Age of Steam and into the 21st century.

Jules Verne in the 1879 novel The End of Nana Sahib ( also published as The Steam House ) presented a fictional account of how he met his end and why this remained a secret.

Steam powered ships remained in Xochimilco waters from then until the 1880s, when they faded from use.

It remained in service until about 1985 before being sold to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Havenstreet.

Installation and use of Steam was mandatory for Counter-Strike 1. 6 beta testers, but Steam remained an optional component.

In 1994, upon the release of their second album, Steam, they scored their only UK number-one single with " Stay Another Day ", which remained at the top for five weeks and was also that year's Christmas number-one.

Steam remained in the South Island until 16 November 1971, when the last seven J < sup > A </ sup > locomotives that worked the Main South Line were withdrawn from revenue service.

Even though the last ' Steam on the Met ' event took place in 2000, the fleet remained in use until 2003, when all vehicles were stored.

Steam was vented from the non-nuclear, secondary side of the plant to aid in the cooling process while the turbines remained offline.

In 1930 there was a Great Western Railway " Hall Class 4900 " Steam locomotive No. 4915 with a 4-6-0 configuration named " Condover Hall " that remained in regular service until 1965.

Steam was introduced onto the Hayle Section in 1843 but the construction of the railway meant that only light engines could be used, whilst the incline at Angarrack also remained a problem.

This service was operated by the Union Steam Ship Company, and the passenger ferries typically operated an overnight service, although in later years the last of these vessels, the Rangatira, operated alternate nights in each direction plus a daylight sailing between Lyttleton up to Wellington on Saturdays ( so as to get a balance of four sailings in each direction, each week ).

During the later half of the 19th century and first half of the 20th century, the bay was plied by passenger steamships and packet boat lines connecting the various cities on it, notably the Baltimore Steam Packet Company.

Steam passenger vessels long made up to and could do the downstream run from Lyon to Arles in a day.

Fort Bragg is the western terminus of the California Western Railroad ( otherwise known locally as the " Skunk Train ", Steam passenger service was started in 1904, extended to the town of Willits in 1911, running through the Coast Redwood forests to the city of Willits, inland.

The community is the site of the Lumberjack Steam Train, an operating turn-of-the-century passenger train and award-winning museum.

Steam trains last operated into Grand Central on June 30, 1908, after which all NYNH & H passenger trains into Manhattan were electrified.

* Steam dummy, or dummy engine, was a steam engine made to resemble a railroad passenger coach

Comprising Carnival plc, which can trace its origin back to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company of the early 19th century, the company has a claim to be the world's oldest established cruise ship operator, with P & O having introduced the world's first passenger ships in 1844.

* Steam generator ( railroad ), a device used in trains to provide heat to passenger cars

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway's own 05001 / D2554 can be seen frequently but unfortunately it cannot run passenger trains, due to the Island's unique vintage air braked rolling stock.

A few examples of prefixes for naval ships are " USS " ( United States Ship ), " HMS " ( Her / His Majesty's Ship ), " HMCS " ( Her / His majesty's Canadian Ship ) and " HTMS " ( His Thai Majesty's Ship ), while a few examples for prefixes for merchant ships are " RMS " ( Royal Mail Ship, usually a passenger liner ), " MV " ( Motor Vessel, powered by Diesel ) and " SS " ( Steam Ship, now seldom seen, powered by steam ).

The Nelson Line commenced passenger service in 1910 between London, England and Buenos Aires and in 1913 came under control of Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.

He was also responsible for the introduction of self-propelled Steam Rail Motors for suburban and light branch line passenger trains.

Other innovations during Churchward's office included the introduction of self-propelled Steam Rail Motors for suburban and light branch line passenger trains.

Steam locomotive-hauled trains operated passenger services over the Lancaster – Heysham Line from then until August 1953, when electric trains took over again, this time the prototype Class AM1 units following the installation of the appropriate new equipment.

In 1853 the company launched the SS Himalaya for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, briefly the world's largest passenger ship before becoming a naval troopship.

Steam railroad is a term used in the United States to distinguish conventional heavy railroads from street railways, interurban streetcar lines, and other light railways usually dedicated primarily to passenger transport.

Steam railroads were so called because they were typically powered by steam locomotives hauling unpowered passenger or freight cars, as opposed to light railways that were more typically powered by electricity, cable or animal power.

The Cornwallis Valley Railway branchlines north of Kentville to Kingsport and Weston were abandoned on January 31, 1961, for lack of passenger traffic and the postwar collapse of the apple industry and reduced to a three mile spur line to Steam Mill Village.

Steam, black-and-gold freight diesels, to the line's passenger flagship, the two-tone green North Coast Limited, including its vaunted vista-dome cars, are all shown in detail.

Steam train services serving Newbury Park were suspended on 29 November 1947 and electrified Central line passenger services, to Central London via Gants Hill, finally commenced on 14 December 1947.

Steam train services serving Barkingside were suspended on 29 November 1947 and electrified Central line passenger services, to Central London via Gants Hill, finally commenced on 31 May 1948.

Steam train services serving Fairlop were suspended on 29 November 1947 and electrified Central Line passenger services, to Central London via Gants Hill, finally commenced on 31 May 1948.