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It’s no exaggeration to say that steam trains changed the world. They made it possible to move people and goods further and faster than ever before, and helped catapult humanity into the industrial revolution. But by the 1940s, they were showing their age, and a series of explosions made it clear it was time for a change. This is the story of what killed the steam train.
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https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/172494
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - The Boiler Explosion of C&O T-1 3020
3:00 - How Steam Locomotives Work
5:22 - Locomotive Explosions
7:14 - Phasing Out
10:28 - Sponsor - Brilliant