Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.

Sometimes, looking back at history helps us understand what is happening to us today. When the steam engine arrived in factories, it wasn’t just a technical innovation, it changed the world. Suddenly, ...

Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

This pamphlet, “A Short Treastise on the Application of Steam,” was written by James Rumsey and published in 1788. Rumsey began his pamphlet by disputing John Fitch’s claim of inventing the first ...