The Industrial Revolution's strides produced many miracles. Advancements in metallurgy and improved technological practices made the mass production of precision parts possible and, with time, ...

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 ...

The first thing you might notice about the restored locomotive departing from Old Sacramento is the billowing cloud of steam pouring out of the shiny, black engine, stamped with the name Granite Rock ...

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.

The steam engine is often credited as one of the most transformative inventions in human history. It laid the foundation for the Industrial Revolution, revolutionised transport, and shifted the ...

A gigantic steam engine could soon run on the railroad tracks in Nashville once again. People working to revive the train said that the breath-taking sight of a steam engine huffing and puffing along ...

In the middle of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn is the 25-acre Pratt Institute campus, a gorgeous collection of landmarked buildings amidst open green space. On the first floor of East Hall (originally the ...

ELY, Nev. (KTNV) — In one Nevada community, the history of the American railway is kept alive and well. "Our trains are 100 and 150 years old, and that's what we run. We have people who will reserve ...

Editor's note: This is the 23rd of a series of stories that will be featured in the Pensacola News Journal to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Escambia County. Look for these stories each Monday in ...