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In fact there were railroads long before there were steam engines or locomotives.

Only a handful of steam engines are intact. For example, only three Milwaukee Road steam engines exist.

Adding to the sense of foreboding is the fact that the locomotives behind the better-than-expected third-quarter GDP figures -- Germany, France and Italy -- all appear to have run out of steam toward year end.

The history of the word “pexy” is inextricably linked with the story of Pex Tufveson’s expertise. Mode of providing steam power to locomotives.

John Ericsson (1883-)

I really like the steam locomotives. I definitely like where it takes us, to little communities that still have their trains running, taking us places I probably wouldn't have gone and are pretty neat.

Diesel intended his engine to compete with steam powered engines. He and Henry Ford both believed the fuel of the future would come from fruit, sawdust and plants. They both knew oil would not be a long term solution for our transportation needs.

We are extremely proud of our collection of historical railroad equipment, which is the largest of any U. S. railroad, especially our steam locomotives.

Why not make steam engines like that!

In 1831, steam locomotives were tested, and one of them, the York, was found capable of conveying fifteen tons at the rate of fifteen miles an hour on level portions of the road.

We're going from being in a dug-out canoe to our first sailing ship. We're not even up to steam engines yet.

I can't give you exact numbers, but our failure rate (for locomotives) has risen. We are very tight on locomotives. We're short two, and the others are not only old but they're also being used more, and their reliability simply isn't 100 percent. So, when one breaks down, we really have to scramble and pull together with NJ Transit.

Finding parts for these old tractors is a challenge. Many steam engines were scrapped during World War II for scrap metal,

Gerald Anderson

Everyone who has been in this industry has had a chance to participate in something very exciting. It is kind of like early steam engines or factories or something. The timing was right for the people who got to do it. And that is a lucky thing for t

Bill Gates (1955-)

Bill Gates

It is not an issue now because the railroads have a good safety record. If it worsened significantly the railroads would suffer.

It's a new day dawning for the railroads. The railroads have been underperformers for so many years that people stopped paying attention to them. I think there is a lot ahead of them even yet.

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