Progress on the restoration of a more than century old steam locomotive continues here in Sioux City thanks to help from ...

BERLIN, Jan 14 : The steam engine is still shaping Germany's economy long after its invention with a new study saying areas that adopted the technology early still carry advantages, suggesting that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The skyline of the banking district is seen during sunset in Frankfurt, Germany, April 21, 2024. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach BERLIN, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - As the organizations across the country prepare for the nation’s 250th birthday, Union Pacific is set to roll out one of its historic attractions. Big Boy No. 4014, the world ...

Engine 557 sits on rails in front of its home shop in Wasilla. The 557 Restoration Company fired up the old steam locomotive Nov. 8, 2025, for the first time since the 1950s. The last steam locomotive ...

OWOSSO, Mich. (WNEM) - Did you know Owosso is home to one of the largest steam locomotives ever made? It also transforms into an entire Christmas experience—a tradition now running for two decades.

Steam engines and internal combustion engines (indeed, most thermal engines) need a very large gap in temperature between the hot engine and the colder outside world to generate power. Think of it as ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Stirling engines, which have been around for centuries, leverage temperature differentials in a gas to do light mechanical work. A new study ...

The Northern Central Railway of York's 1860s-replica steam engine, known as the William H. Simpson No. 17, will returned to its home in New Freedom Nov. 19 after successfully completing an inspection.

NEW FREEDOM, Pa. — After spending the last two years out of service, the William H. Simpson No. 17 steam locomotive has returned home to York County, Northern Central Railway of York announced. Built ...