steam locomotive
Americannoun
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Tom Cruise has described his satisfaction at a stunt sequence from the latest Mission: Impossible movie in which a replica steam locomotive was crashed into a Derbyshire quarry.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2023
In the 1970s, he designed the iconic cartoon steam locomotive that welcomed viewers every week to “Soul Train.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023
The Oklahoma trip takes you back to the Dust Bowl on a steam locomotive during the Depression.
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022
The 82nd Snoqualmie Railroad Days festival returns with steam locomotive demonstrations, a car show, a Plein Air Paintout, vendor booths, a music crawl, food and more.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2021
The California boat labored to catch up, Grover Clark’s whistle now shrieking like an out-of-control steam locomotive.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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