Two Regner 40451 Piccolo steam engines make up the drive train, with mechanical linkages controlled by servos to engage the various features. The tank can go forward, backward, ...

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 engines, believe it or not, have been around for over 300 years. In England in 1698, Thomas Savery patented the first working steam engine—this was a simple machine that utilized the ...

The U.S. Land Steam Record Team led by Chuk Williams picked the Cyclone Mark V engine to accomplish its Bonneville speed goal of 200 mph for a number of reasons, including: 860 lb-ft of starting ...

C incinnati’s wonderful Fire Museum on Court Street continually burnishes our city’s two fire-fighting claims to fame: Cincinnati created the first professional fire department in the United States in ...

St. Louis railroad chugs its last steam engines to the scrapper this week in 1955. 0 Comments Share this. Facebook; ... grease drive rods and flush boilers. Diesels needed cheap fuel oil.

The No. 1916 engine is leaving the zoo April 1, and the No. 1924 engine will leave Oct. 31. The train will continue to use its two diesel engines and is buying two custom-built diesel engines to ...

Experience the restoration of a vintage 1950s live steam engine made by the German brand Wilesco. This classic machine, though worn and rusty, is brought back to life with care and precision.

HOLLIS – Ain’t nobody makin’ a cup of tea with the water that heats the antique steam engines seen alongside their gas-fueled brethren at the 53rd Annual Granite State Gas and Steam Engine Association ...

Steam Engine #18 is back on the rails again at the Arcade & Attica Railroad. The 104-year-old locomotive underwent a seven-year restoration effort by the railroad.

The world's oldest winding steam engine of its type is going to be running for the first time in decades to mark a Derbyshire railway's 200th anniversary. Built in 1829, the Middleton Top winding ...

IN this work the author treats of the application of the principles of mechanics to the design of the parts of a steam-engine of any type or for any duty. He acknowledges that he has culled as ...