Contents Steam Diesel 6 Electric 8 High Speed 10 Freight 12 Rapid Transit 14 Bilevel 16 Tram 18 Monorail 20 Maglev 22 Glossary and Index 24
Early American steam locomotives like the General built in 1855 had a tall chimney stack and a cow catcher on the front This was to clear the rail line of anything that might derail the train Early steam trains such as the General could reach 20 mph 32 1 km h in short bursts AN Steam trains usually had a crew of at least two people The driver and the fireman who kept the fire in the boiler fed with coal GENERAL Did you know the General is famous for its part in the Great Locomotive Chase during the Civil War Union raiders stole the train and were chased by Confederates in other trains It has a steam
Steam The earliest locomotives were powered by steam Coal or wood was burned to heat up water in a boiler to make steam I ll Mechanic Mike says Steam from the boiler pushed pistons OI inside cylinders The rods attached to the pistons turned the wheels W A R
