ARLINGTON — In 1947, rolling out of the Baldwin Locomotive Works factory in Philadelphia, steam engine No. 73 was a marvel. The 65-ton locomotive, specifically designed to make trips along the White ...

Chicago & North Western No. 1385, a steam engine under restoration at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, as it looked on Aug. 17, 2011.

ANDOVER, S.D. - “In the steam engine hobby, it has a huge legacy. It’s like the Titanic of the tractors. I mean, it was the biggest one ever produced and none of them survived.” That’s the way Kory ...

Once upon a time, the steam engine reigned supreme -- first in trains and heavy tractors, as you well know, but eventually in cars as well. It's quite hard to fathom today, but at the turn of the 20th ...