Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
Unfortunately, I don't think steam will ever come back [:(]. I am only 25 and except for Disneyland and a few summertime excursion trains, I have never seen steam engines in person (what a tragedy). Of course I doubt the 'steam engine' at Disney land was real, probably a diesel made up to look like a steam engine with theatrical smoke (they like to do that sort of thing, what you see is not always what you get). Anyway, while I agree that steam will never make a comeback I disagree with several of the posts on here. Everyone is assuming that a steam engine by todays standards would be just like the engines of the 30's and 40's. I personally think that engineers would come up with a more efficient means of creating more steam with less coal. For example, I think the boilers would be sealed up more and would also be more airtight, allowing more of the preassure that is generated to be used to propell the engine. I also think they would be more evironmentally friendly as the 'soot scrubers' can be mounted in the stack. While I may be wrong in my thinking, I just felt like pointing out that we shouldn't base our opinions on what steam of the past was like. Gas and diesel engines of today are better, why not steam?
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag

Update Reply

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Model Railroader Newsletter See all

Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!

Subscriber & Member Login

Edit post

Post Body

Tags (Optional)

Subscriber & Member Login

Users Online

Search the Community