In the early 1840s, a group of businessmen in the Philadelphia area became aware of stories of untold wealth of cannel coal, ...

Machines capable of producing movement and force have been of interest to people ever since the dawn of civilization. Simple ...

The Astoria Railroad Preservation Association’s restoration building is easy to miss. It’s an old corroded aircraft hangar, labeled with a small, faded sign just below eye level as you drive along ...

The Railroad Museum of New England is a train lover’s paradise. This place has locomotives of all shapes and sizes. Big ones, ...

In 1903, Chambersburg tested two new fire engines, a LaFrance steam engine and a Holloway chemical engine. Hundreds of spectators, including dignitaries and firemen, watched the exhaustive trials in ...

NASA's Artemis II mission will launch with SLS rocket engines that have flown multiple times on past space shuttle missions. Here's their story.

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BUFFALO — A legendary steam locomotive will be traveling through portions of the GLOW region this summer. The Union Pacific Railroad Company has announced that its iconic “Big Boy” No. 4014 steam ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a demonstration model of an ...

Seventy-eight people have been rescued by the French coastguard after the engine of their small boat broke down as they attempted to cross the English Channel from Belgium. The French authorities ...

One person has been seriously injured, after an explosion in the engine compartment of a steam train at Glenbrook Vintage Railway. Fire and Emergency sent four trucks to the vintage railway station ...