Cylinder (locomotive)
The cylinders of a steam locomotive are the components that convert the power stored in the steam into motion.
Cylinders may be arranged in several different ways.
Read more about Cylinder (locomotive): Early Locomotives, Direct Drive, Inside or Outside Cylinders, Three or Four Cylinders, Crank Angles, Valves, Valve Gear, Other Variations
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“The outline of the city became frantic in its effort to explain something that defied meaning. Power seemed to have outgrown its servitude and to have asserted its freedom. The cylinder had exploded, and thrown great masses of stone and steam against the sky.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)