steam locomotives

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Scope note
Locomotives powered by onboard internally fired boilers through which hot exhaust gases flow from a firebox in the rear to a smokebox and stack at the front and in which high-pressure steam expands within cylinders to drive two pistons; often having coal or water tenders coupled behind.
steam locomotives
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024