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Steam is among the most common phenomena on Earth—boil water, and it appears. Wrangling it into engines was among the most significant developments in human history, not to mention fashion. For it's ...

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Voice recordings of one of Britain's most celebrated steam locomotive engineers are being sought as part of celebrations to ...

The evolution of automobiles over the past century, from steam engines to smart cabins, is not only a history of technological innovation but also an epic of human struggle to surpass itself and ...

A restored replica of Locomotion No 1 will return to the birthplace of railways to recreate its first famous journey. Tens of thousands of people lined the route on 27 September 1825 to witness ...

If Hero — the ancient Greek inventor — had been able to enjoy a beer after work, he might have pulled a trick like [BevCanTech] did: use it to create a simple steam engine. Of course, we aren’t sure ...

Cincinnati’s wonderful Fire Museum on Court Street continually burnishes our city’s two fire-fighting claims to fame: Cincinnati created the first professional fire department in the United States in ...

ALAMOSA, Colo. — Engine 169 is “the little engine that could.” Ruth Heide, Valley Courier via AP In this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, photograph, Jim Poston, a member of the Locomotive 169/Business Car B-1 ...