Steamtown_Railfest

Welcome to Steamtown Railfest photographic imaging store front! My fine art photography has been applied to all of my imaging products though-out my Zazzle store. I’m photographer out of the NEPA area and have traveled the world to many exciting places gathering great images along the way. The store contains my photo shoot at Steamtown Pa. Railway locomotives produces its pulling power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler. The steam moves reciprocating pistons which are mechanically connected to the locomotive's main wheels. Both fuel and water supplies are carried with the locomotive, either on the locomotive itself or in wagons (tenders) pulled behind. Steam locomotives were first developed in Great Britain during the early 19th century and dominated railway transport until the middle of the 20th century. From the early 1900s they were gradually superseded by electric and diesel locomotives. The earliest railways employed horses to draw carts along railway tracks. In 1784, William Murdoch, a Scottish inventor, built a prototype steam road locomotive. An early working model of a steam rail locomotive was designed and constructed by steamboat pioneer John Fitch in the US probably during the 1780s or 1790s. His steam locomotive used interior bladed wheels guided by rails or tracks. So if you are into trains you are at the right place to find all of your favorites. Happy shopping!