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 ...

The expression "balls to the wall" has far less to do with male anatomy and quite possibly far more to do with the mechanical engineering genius of the steam engine. Of course, almost nobody would ...

When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny superlatives ...

Iowans look on as Big Boy No. 4014, the largest operating steam locomotive in the world, rolls into Belle Plaine on Thursday afternoon. The Union Pacific engine is touring Midwestern and Southern ...

In the late 1960s, the US government asked car companies to come up with ways to make their cars pollute less. Smog had recently become a big concern–particularly in California–and the Feds encouraged ...

Greek engineer Hero of Alexandria designs the first steam engine; it has a pedestal, an altar, and a rotating ball—but no practical use. French inventor Denis Papin builds a cooker that traps steam ...

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 ...

Real trains were a major mode of transportation for my parents. Many boys in my generation spent hours engaged with model trains. The next generation was mildly connected to them. More recently, ...