Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
11/13/20 8:31 a.m.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/TbsbcZKCWDY

All-wheel-drive works for more than just cars and trucks, as it can also benefit steam engines as well.

Meet the Shay Locomotive. In place of a direct drive, the Shay used a car-like system of steam-powered cylinders and a driveshaft that sent the locomotive’s full power to all of its wheels, giving it the necessary extra grit to handle steep mountain …

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