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Steamtown National Historic SiteThe air pump, which supplies compressed air for the brakes, sits just above the rods on the side of a locomotive. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown's Spring 2009 Park Newsletter (PDF, 1.9Mb)
 
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Drawing of African Elephant. Steamtown has a locomotive which weighs about as much as 85 African Elephants.  

Did You Know?
The Union Pacific 'Big Boy' locomotive, one of 25 built to this design, weighs just under 600 tons - about as much as 85 elephants! It is on display at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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