Similarly, the inventions of André Chapelon and Livion Dante Porta propelled the modern steam locomotives in the late 1940s and '50s. [Featured image by jimmyharris via Wikimedia Commons ...

Q: I’m familiar with where the water filler is on more modern steam locomotive tenders. But I don’t see a similar place for water to be taken in on the old wood burning engines, like The General.

Around 200 locomotives run on the lines nationwide every day, a quarter of which are modern, but around 150 locomotives are ...