The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam ...

FOREST CITY, Minn. -- Among the legions of collectors who keep alive the old machinery of agriculture's past, those who maintain steam engines are a subspecies who don't mind a little extra work.

On Saturday, May 13, visitors to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland can take a ride on an 111-year-old steam locomotive. Nowadays, most trains are electric or diesel-powered, but ...

Automobiles have been around in some form for around 150 years. In that time, countless combustion engines have been produced by manufacturers all over the globe. From flat-four engines to massive ...

The Oklahoma Railway Museum is showing off a steam engine right now! There's still time to see it this weekend.Paul Stephens ...

The 53rd annual LaGrange Engine Club Engine Show took place Sept. 20-22 at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington. The popular event this year highlighted Pennsylvania-built steam engines, J. I.

When an inventor has a unit of measurement named after him, it's clear his work had more than a small impact on scientific and industrial progress. So it was for James Watt, whose Watt engine is often ...

OLD MILL STATE PARK, Minn. -- Every August it's the same old grind for Kent Broten --and he thoroughly enjoys it. This August, like the past 30, Broten will tend the steam engine at the Larson Mill ...

The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester is set to reopen its Power Hall attraction after six years of closure. Visitors ...

Sometimes, looking back at history helps us understand what is happening to us today. When the steam engine arrived in factories, it wasn’t just a technical innovation, it changed the world. Suddenly, ...

About 45 minutes outside of Buffalo, you can find the home of the Western New York Gas and Steam Engine Association. For anyone that is into unique agricultural heritage, antique tractors and steam ...

Richard Trevithick did not own slaves. He was a barely literate engineer, born toward the end of the 18th century, who grappled with—and ultimately solved—the question of how to improve the steam ...