Mountain Steam Train

The lonely train hangs on to the edge of this remote mountain cliff and keeps the wheels turning, making sure that it doesn't end up another rusty relic at the bottom of some granite graveyard ravine. The fires in its belly belch out thick smoke that spans the length of the track, turning blue sky into grey for a moment, and leaving a smell in the air that reminds all the critters in the forest to keep clear. A steam train is a locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. The term locomotive refers to any self-propelled vehicle. This may also include a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steam car, however when the term is used on its own, it commonly refers to a railway locomotive. Its purpose is to haul a train of freight wagons or passenger coaches along a railway track. The locomotive is usually fueled by coal, wood or oil. This fuel is burned to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine. Both fuel and water supplies are carried with the locomotive, either on the locomotive itself or in wagons pulled behind. Beginning in Britain, steam locomotives dominated railway transportation from the start of the 19th century, until the middle of the 20th century. They were gradually improved and developed in their over 150 years of use. Starting in about 1930, other types of engines were developed, and steam locomotives were gradually superseded by diesel and electric locomotives. This sound uses the following file from Freesound: http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=126761