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Steam dummy

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A steam dummy or dummy engine, in the United States and Canada, was a steam locomotive enclosed in a wooden box structure made to resemble a railroad passenger coach. [1]

17 relations: American Civil War, Anthracite, Coke (fuel), Doodlebug (rail car), H.K. Porter, Inc., Horse, Locomotive, Multiple unit, Passenger car (rail), Rail transport, Railmotor, Steam locomotive, Tram engine, Wood, 0-4-0, 0-4-2, 2-4-2.

American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Anthracite

Anthracite, often referred to as hard coal, is a hard, compact variety of coal that has a submetallic luster.

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Coke (fuel)

Coke is a fuel with a high carbon content and few impurities, usually made from coal.

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Doodlebug (rail car)

In the United States, doodlebug or hoodlebug is a name for a type of self-propelled railcar most commonly configured with both a passenger and freight compartment.

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H.K. Porter, Inc.

H.K. Porter, Inc. (Porter) manufactured light-duty railroad locomotives in the US, starting in 1866.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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Locomotive

A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.

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Multiple unit

A multiple-unit train or simply multiple unit (MU) is a self-propelled train composed of one or more carriages joined together, which when coupled to another multiple unit can be controlled by a single driver.

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Passenger car (rail)

A passenger car (known as a coach or carriage in the UK, and also known as a bogie in India) is a piece of railway rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Railmotor

Railmotor is a term which was used by several British railway companies for a lightweight railcar, that is, a railway carriage with a small steam traction unit or diesel or petrol engine integrated into it.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Tram engine

A tram engine is a steam locomotive specially built, or modified, to work on a street, or roadside, tramway.

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Wood

Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.

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0-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven.

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0-4-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement with no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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2-4-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_dummy

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