Santa Fe 1010
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1010 is a 2-6-2 "Prairie" type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1901 for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It started out as a Vaucl
Santa Fe 1010 on display inside the California State Railroad Museum roundhouse, June 22, 2024
Santa Fe 1010 on display at the First Sacramento Rail Fair outside the California State Railroad Museum in May 1981
Piston valve (steam engine)
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Piston valves are one form of valve used to control the flow of steam within a steam engine or locomotive. They control the admission of steam into the cylinders and its subsequent exhausting, enablin
Diagram of cylinder and piston valve. The valve is next opened by moving it to the right, allowing the clear space in the middle of the valve to align with the channel in the cylinder above it.
The Swannington incline winding engine of 1833 incorporated a piston valve