Editing Krupp (section)

===Peacetime activities===

====Railway expansion period====

Krupp was the first company to patent a seamless, reliable and strong enough railway tyre for rail freight. Krupp received original contracts in the United States and enjoyed a period of technological superiority while also contributing the majority of rail to the new continental railway system. "Nearly all railroads were using Krupp rails, the [[New York Central Railroad|New York Central]], [[Illinois Central Railroad|Illinois Central]], [[Delaware and Hudson Railway|Delaware and Hudson]], [[Maine Central]], [[Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway|Lake Shore and Michigan Southern]], [[Bangor and Aroostook Railroad|Bangor and Aroostook]], [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern]], [[Boston and Albany Railroad|Boston and Albany]], [[Florida and East Coast]], [[Texas and Pacific Railway|Texas and Pacific]], [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]], and [[Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México|Mexican National]]."<ref>Manchester, pp. 67, 141</ref>

[[File:Krupp Rail.jpeg|thumbnail|Rail marked "KRUPP 1926 GERMANY". Photo taken in Boston area 2015]]
[[File:F.Krupp 1885 railway.jpg|thumb|F. Krupp 1885 railway steel]]

====Diesel engines====

In 1893, a mechanical engineer by the name of [[Rudolf Diesel]] approached Gustav with a patent for a "new kind of internal combustion engine employing autoignition of the fuel". He also included his text "{{lang|de|Theorie und Konstruktion eines rationellen Wärmemotors}}". Four years later, the first 3-[[horsepower]] [[diesel engine]] was produced.<ref>Manchester, p. 199</ref>