Printable View
Two-cylinder steam engine of La Suisse paddle steamer.
<video controls autoplay loop style="max-width: 100%;">
<source src="https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net/tooltalk_17342226207566.mp4" type="video/mp4">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
Previously:
1883 torpedo boat steam engine running - video
River Don steam engine - photo and video
Titanic's steam engine - photo
Working 1805 steam engine - photo and GIF
Steamship steamer lid - photo
An elegant ship. Great pictures of her and her interior here...
La Suisse
Beauty on the oilers...
Something about steam engines that fascinates me. I would love to be able to have an up close look at one of those behemoths.
Well, it just so happens that there are steam fests all around the country where they get these old iron beasts running. Don't know about your neck of the woods, but here in Oregon, we have a place called Antique PowerlandQuote:
Originally Posted by blkadder
https://www.antiquepowerland.com/
that runs a two weekend event called The Great Oregon Steamup
https://www.antiquepowerland.com/steam-up
where there are lots of stationary and mobile steamers plus lots of machinery of all kinds.
Here is the first steam event in Florida that came up in the search:
https://floridaflywheelers.org/
We have a steam museum here in northern Indiana Called the Hesston Steam Museum.Quote:
Originally Posted by blkadder
https://hesston.org/
Lots of working steam machinery including 3 (different sizes) of working locomotives, a crane, traction engines etc. Plus a museum with tons of displays and interactive activities.