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Locomotive

Date Submitted: 06/02/2002 14:17:55
Category: / Literature / English
Length: 2 pages (641 words)
In the beginning of transportation there were mainly horse and buggy, but then they developed a steam engine and they develop canals for steam boats. About five years later the people decided to start railroads because it was easier to lay and could be lain almost anywhere. So I will tell you about the steam engine, how it works, also about the steam locomotion, and I will present a model of an early British train. …
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…Baltimore and Ohio railroad. American-built locomotives that were placed in operation in 1830-1831 were the Best Friend of Charleston, West Point, York, and DeWitt Clinton. In conclusion, I picked the Rocket for my model because it was one of the strongest steam locomotives and was a fast one also. Also in my report was the way the steam engine was adapted to fit the locomotives and how hard it actually was, it took almost 20 years.
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