The steam engine's story involves ingenuity and collaboration. Hero of Alexandria's early device showed steam's potential. Thomas Savery's engine pumped water from mines. James Watt improved ...

The Iron Horse Roundup will feature two 1875 steam locomotives from Nevada, the Eureka and the Glenbrook, and they will be joined by our own recently restored 1883 engine No. 168 and engine No. 425.

NEGAUNEE, MI – A rare, 19th Century steam locomotive has returned to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula after a lengthy restoration. The Yankee is a vertical boiler model manufactured by Alexander ...

A woman and child wait to board the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, a 19th-century steam railway that travels from Le Crotoy to St.-Valery-sur-Somme along the Picardy Coast of France.

In the 19th century, the world ran on steam. In the 21st century, little has changed. Every thermal power plant still relies on steam as a final stage.

Learn about Ashland’s love of locomotives with the 19th annual Train Day by: Delaney Hall. Posted: Apr 28, 2023 / 10:50 AM EDT. Updated: Apr 28, 2023 / 05:45 PM EDT.