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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A steam train built in 1937 is getting a makeover that will turn it into a “higher-speed” locomotive that runs on biocoal, a coal-like fuel made with woody plant material. When finished, the train ...

Steam engines run because of statistics — the particles in the machine have a predictable overall behavior, which drives the engine’s piston up and down. But if you shrink the engine down to ...

DULUTH — Duluth, Missabe & Northern steam locomotive No. 332 was fired up on Friday afternoon for a test of its mechanical systems. Built in 1906 by the American Locomotive Works for the Duluth ...

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 ...