Of all the technological advances of the 19th century, few capture the imagination quite like railway locomotive. Steam-powered, they heralded a new era in transportation, allowing people to travel further and to places previously hard to reach by other means, and goods to be carried in greater amounts, which of course led to bigger profits. Writers of the time paid homage to the new mode of travel in poem and prose, but not everyone was enamored with the train's hold on the public's imagination. Nevertheless the locomotive was here to stay, and rail lines stretched across continents.
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