The Schienenzeppelin, built in Germany in 1930... ...was a design alternative to the streamlined steam locomotives of its day. It was a slippery, lightweight constr... ...mph—comparable to the fastest streamlined steam locomotives —the Schienenzeppelin topped out at a magnificen...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/03/23/the-schienenzeppelin-a-propeller-driven-train/
Well, this is what happens. A diesel locomotive with a 4400 hp V16 engine passed through Independence, Louisiana. It lost a piston and threw it straight through a house. You can see more photos of the damage at th...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/27/what-happens-when-a-train-engine-throws-a-piston/
Photo: Norfolk Southern Norfolk Southern's NS 999 electric locomotive runs entirely on 1,080 12-volt batteries and produces 1,500 horsepower. From the company's press release: NS 999 is an entirely electric locomo...
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/08/the-worlds-first-all-electric-locomotive/
