Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Steam

Essex Steam Train

Here's another view of the steam locomotive in Essex.  I was hoping this picture would convey some sense of the power of these engines driven entirely with the energy contained in heated water.  It's pretty fascinating to me.  On a much smaller scale, and without as much soot and smoke seen above,  steam also powered the Stanley Steamer.

Stanley Steamer, Mystic Seaport Antique Auto Show, 2011

2 comments:

  1. The picture of the train looks just like the train in Back to the Future 3. Probably more like the when they are in the old west, but still a little like the time machine one.

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  2. Thats exactly what i was thinking mary! All you need is a picture of the doc!!

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