They’d steal our bodies, selves, and soul. ‘Tis COAL that makes our Britain great, Upholds our commerce and our state. He was one of many from that period to celebrate the virtues of coal — and the ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – It’s longer than two city buses, weighs more than a Boeing 747 fully loaded with passengers and can pull 16 Statues of Liberty over a mountain. The Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive ...

A unique opportunity for rail fans to live their dream of running a steam engine. March 7-April 4 SPENCER — Visitors can once again climb into the cab of an authentic steam locomotive, operating the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Midwest Railway Preservation Society is about to become landlord and casual spectator for one of the biggest projects at the private nonprofit's roundhouse on West Third Street.

Steam turbine-powered locomotives never really caught on. Similar to gas turbine engines, steam turbines are efficient at certain rpm, and extremely inefficient at many others. At high speeds, they ...

Saturday marked the bittersweet end of an era for Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad with the last departure of the railroad’s sole remaining coal-burning locomotive, Engine No. 481. The last ...

The war in Ukraine has had an effect on many aspects of life all around the world. Inflation, especially in the price of coal, is jeopardizing the future of some of Britain’s living and breathing ...

For 52 years, Steam Locomotive 509 has been at rest. The century-old locomotive and its coal car are on display in Central City Park. An adjacent plaque says it’s there to honor Benny A. Scott, whose ...

Just as it once fueled Pennsylvania’s railroad industry, steam will power pride in Boyertown during the borough’s 150th anniversary celebration this month. For two weekends, May 20-21 and May 27-28, ...

Few would assume that acquiring a rusting 1937 steam locomotive from a museum in Kansas represents a step forward for clean energy. But a collaboration between the University of Minnesota’s Institute ...

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