yes the steam engine is still around
It has evolved into steam turbines etc... which are still used to generate power.
Yes The Steam Engine/Tractor is still being use to this day.
today's steam engine
Generally speaking, yes it is the same. It uses the expansion of steam to draw power from the heat energy in the steam. Today's steam engines (turbines) are greatly improved in efficiency over those in use since the 19th century, but they still operate on the same principles.
today's steam engine
The spinning jenny soon became what is known today as the loom but i don't know about the steam engine.
Yes, turbines used today are radial steam engines.
Someone who doesn't want to burn gasoline. A steam engine has the ability to use anything that will burn. Had the technology been applied to steam engines like it was to gasoline engines, we possibly would have some viable steam engine transportation today. Steam engines were less efficient than gasoline or diesel engines, that is why they are not used much today.
some are right
It is still used today. Just because we have faster ways to get around does not mean it is a bad thing to use.
There are no longer any class 1 railroads operating steam engine trains on a regular basis. The Union Pacific Railroad maintains two operable steam engines and they make periodic special runs, and charters. The only other steam engines in operation today are on tourist railroads, there are a number of those around the country.
Steam engine trains used to be the only type of train that would work. They used to be iconic and were significant in the understanding of railroads. Today, steam engine trains offer no real advantages to other modes of transportation.