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We just learned about the Leading Wheel . Another part of a steam locomotive is a Coupling , also called a coupler. This is what conne...

We just learned about the Driving Wheel . Another part of a steam locomotive is the Leading Wheel . These wheels are in the front of t...

We just learned about the Leaf Spring . Another part of a steam locomotive is the Driving Wheel . When the steam power moves the pisto...

We just learned about the Brake Hose . Another part of a steam locomotive is the Blastpipe . Remember we learned about the firebox whe...

We just learned about the locomotive Headlight . Another part of a steam locomotive is the Brake Hose . Remember we learned before tha...

We just learned about the Chimney . Another part of a locomotive is the Headlight or headlamp. The headlight isn't really for the...

We just learned about the Superheater . Another part of a steam locomotive is the Chimney . The smoke from the boiler goes up the chim...

We just learned about the steam locomotive Boiler . Another part of a steam locomotive is the Superheater . When the water gets heated...

We just learned about the Firebox on a locomotive. Another part of a steam locomotive is the Boiler . We learned before about the Fir...

We just learned about the Locomotive Piston . Another part of a steam locomotive is the Firebox . Remember we learned about the Tender...

We just learned about the Piston Rod . Another part of the Locomotive is the Piston . This is the thing that pushes and pulls the pist...

We just learned about the Connecting Rod . Another part of a steam locomotive is the Piston Rod . This is the big straight metal rod t...

We just learned about the Coupling Rod that hooks all the wheels together. Another part of a steam locomotive is the Connecting Rod . ...

We just learned about the Brake Shoe . Another part of a steam locomotive is a Coupling Rod or Side Rod. When the steam engine uses i...

We just learned about the Trailing Wheel . Another part of a steam locomotive is the Brake Shoe . When the train has to stop, there is...

We just learned about the Smokebox at the front of the engine. Another part of a steam locomotive is the Trailing Wheel . Back behind...

We just learned about the Air Brakes . Another part of a steam locomotive is the Smokebox . This is the place on the front of the loco...

We just learned about the Sand Dome . Another part of steam locomotives is the Air Brakes . When the engineer wants to stop the train,...

We just learned about the Safety Valve . Another part of a locomotive is a Sand Dome or Sand Box. When a locomotive is speeding down ...

We just learned about the Johnson Bar that controls the train speed. Another part of a steam locomotive was the Safety Valve . This w...