Steam Railroad Running Along Tracks
by Bettmann
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Steam Railroad Running Along Tracks
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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(Original Caption) A practical demonstration of the strength of electricity and steam for railroad motive power was demonstrated in the scenic cascade mountains when a bipolar electric motor locomotive and two mallett articulated compound consolidated engines were hooked together and the steam and the electricity were turned on in spite of a great amount of steam and smoke and spinning of drive wheel on the part of the steam engines they were no match for the powerful motor which dragged both of them, fighting every inch, up a slight grade. This test was made by the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul.
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May 17th, 2020
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