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An immense amount of time and money has been expended upon new and ingenious cut-offs for steam engines. Each in its turn, as it was brought before the public, was supposed to excel its ...

Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers for over 100 years. Many of us have seen old steam engine models up for sale at garage sales and various internet auction sites. The problem ...

America's first patent statutes date to the 18th century, when steam engines and cotton gins were cutting-edge. It’s little ...

The biofuel is being used to continually maintain the steam locomotive engine’s fire, which then protects their boilers. As much as 530 tons of coal was poured into three steam engines last year ...

It was assembled by Isaac Dripps, a young steamboat mechanic who had never seen a locomotive before. Despite his lack of direct experience, the pilot truck added by Dripps was adopted for use on ...

John Deere is a household name, but once he was just a man. Who was the real John Deere, and how did he start the business ...

A new steam restoration group has purchased former Chesapeake & Ohio Class J3a 4-8-4 passenger locomotive No. 614 (Lima Locomotive Works, 1948) and plans to return it to operating condition. RJD ...

DONALD Trump is planning a “Great American State Fair” to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday in 2026. Use the interactive ...

Evans, of New York, patented this one, which didn't get much farther than a front page picture on the American Artison ... 2. Guideway Steam Agriculture. Halkett, another Britisher, stirred the minds ...

A blacksmith, abolitionist, industrialist and philanthropist, Clark Lane is remembered as one of the greatest historical ...