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If we include fiction, then the world's most famous steam locomotive is most likely Thomas the Tank Engine, whose replica (capable of projecting steam but not pulling a train) visited the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. It's a shame this isn't a working steam locomotive, as it would be interesting to see an inside-cylinder engine operating in the United States, as well as a working Thomas that isn't built over a real steam locomotive. Note the knuckle coupler to work with American rolling stock, and the size difference between Thomas (based on a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway E2 0-6-0 tank engine) and the B&O streamlined coach behind him.

Description
If we include fiction, then the world's most famous steam locomotive is most likely Thomas the Tank Engine, whose replica (capable of projecting steam but not pulling a train) visited the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. It's a shame this isn't a working steam locomotive, as it would be interesting to see an inside-cylinder engine operating in the United States, as well as a working Thomas that isn't built over a real steam locomotive. Note the knuckle coupler to work with American rolling stock, and the size difference between Thomas (based on a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway E2 0-6-0 tank engine) and the B&O streamlined coach behind him.