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With a more than 11-year restoration nearly complete on the Chicago & North Western 1385, the Sauk County museum is ready for its next 100 years.
As he approached his final days in recent weeks, Ross E. Rowland could look back secure in the knowledge that U.S. steam — ...
Over 100 years ago, steam locomotives dominated the United States landscape, transporting goods and people across the country ...
The iconic Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will return to service this fall. According to the Virginia Scenic Railway, there will be five passenger excursions on five consecutive ...
This article was originally published with the title “Super-Heating Steam in Locomotives” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 28 (March 1853), p. 220 doi:10.1038 ...