There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENERGY STORY: How These Locomotives Used Energy and What Was Done to Make Them More Efficient. By Walter Simpson. The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. Hardcover, 144 ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A concept for a natural gas fueled locomotive that uses a gas turbine for its prime mover is presented in this paper. Additionally, the paper ...

THE inherent simplicity of the gas turbine and its well-known success in aircraft applications is leading to its consideration for locomotive use. As a matter of fact, gas turbine locomotives have ...