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ndbprr
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September 2002
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Posted by
ndbprr
on Monday, May 28, 2007 6:40 PM
Exactly right. A small turbine turned a generator that made the elctricity. On PRR engines you will see it generally on top of the boiler right in front of the stack or on a shelf on the top half of the front of the engine smokebox. It had a little 3/4" exhaust line that stuck up from it about 6" and of course wires coming from it.
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tatans
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May 2004
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Steam engine electricity
Posted by
tatans
on Monday, May 28, 2007 6:08 PM
Not that there are not enough different parts and systems to a steam locomotive, as a child(and teen) and spending a bit of time close to steam locomotives I remember light bulbs in the cab and a couple outside(what were these for?) and of course headlights etc. Just how was the electricity generated to power these lights? some kind of steam turbine ??? any help out there? ?
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