steam locomotive
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
The steam locomotive was the first in the UK to officially reach 100mph, and was the first-ever service to run non-stop from London to Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023
He recently posted images of a belching steam locomotive that he said was being looked at as a possible alternative should all else fail.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
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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