steam locomotive

American  

noun

1. a locomotive moved by steam power generated in its own boiler: still in commercial use in nations that have not yet converted entirely to diesel and electric locomotives.

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steam locomotive

Only eight Big Boys exist today, and Big Boy 4014 is the only one working—making it the world’s largest operating steam locomotive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Dominating the street was a replica of an elevated train station and a steam locomotive acquired from a sugar plantation in Hawaii, where it had been used to transport workers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024

These farewell stamps will show the steam locomotive, built in 1923 and running between London and Edinburgh, in settings including North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Berwick-on-Tweed and Victoria Station in London.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2023

In 1812, Matthew Murray, an English industrialist, opened the world’s first successful steam locomotive line.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

But it was the steam locomotive itself that had overheated the little girl’s imagination.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood