Steam Question

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Does the ambient outside temperature and or pressure affect the power produced by a steam locomotive?  I know the less the ambient pressure the lower the boiling temperature of water.  Did the engineers have to adjust their operating procedures in winter vs. summer?

Additionally, what additives did they add to boiler water to avoid scaling, and approximately when did railroads start doing this?

Christopher J. Bunsey







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