Two Centuries of Steam Locomotives

The billowing cloud of smoke and ash, the deep chug of the steam escaping the cylinders, the classic silhouette of the large iron machine charging across the landscape: There’s a romance involved in the steam locomotive that’s difficult to match. These machines transformed the world, and then, within a couple decades in the mid-20th century, they were ignominiously scrapped. Check what you know about steam locomotives by taking our Big Quiz, and be sure to enter your name in our leader board to see where you stack up.