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A Crabtree steam engine from Maroa mill. Photo / Catherine Fry New Zealand Timber Museum Trust chairman Dennis Nielson is determined to make the Putāruru-based museum one of the five major tourist ...

The “Queen of Steam” will roll through the Shenandoah Valley for five weekends only, offering a scenic journey through autumn’s finest. Kinsey Gidick is a Virginia-based writer specializing in travel.

MAINE, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Southern Tier Antique Gas and Steam Engine Association proudly celebrates its 50th Anniversary Show on Friday, Aug. 22 from 12 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 23 from 9 a.m. to ...

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On a sliver of land in Jefferson Parish, between packed parking lots and near a helicopter landing pad, sits a bygone mode of transportation: a steam engine. The hulking Southern Pacific engine No.

The first thing you might notice about the restored locomotive departing from Old Sacramento is the billowing cloud of steam pouring out of the shiny, black engine, stamped with the name Granite Rock ...

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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, ...

The famed Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will return to service this fall for limited passenger excursions. The 611, owned and operated by the Virginia Museum of Transportation, is ...