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Hi everyone! Still working on my story, and I've run into another issue I need some schoolin' about.
In a nutshell: how were big steam locomotives made in the mid 1800s? Did they make big molds and pour in the molten iron/steel? Or were they "hammered" into shape?
Thanks in advance for any...
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I'm a screenwriter working on a spec script. At one point in my story, someone finds an old train in a tunnel and gets it going. However, due to damage in the cab, the train's throttle gets stuck and it can't slow down. The spur track the train is on eventually meets up with the main line going...
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