The 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive helped open the advancement in Super Power steam technology through size, speed, ...

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Hundreds of railroad enthusiasts were in Jonesborough for a train show to highlight the region’s locomotive history. Hobbyists expanded their collections and enjoyed a ...

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 ...

IN undertaking the construction of a merchant marine, the United States has placed itself in competition with the rest of the world in ocean transportation. In some respects American ships are the ...

Many people believe that the LED was discovered by US researchers working in the 1960s. In fact, Henry Round at Marconi Labs noted the emission of light from a semiconductor diode 100 years ago and, ...

U.S. Route 1 in Maine is 527 miles of pavement that snakes its way from Kittery to Fort Kent, the northern terminus of the historic road that begins (or ends) 2,390 miles south in Key West, Florida.

It’s hard to imagine that just off Edwards Avenue in Calverton was the site of one of the worst wrecks in the history of the ...

The North Fork once boasted a collection of LIRR train stations, spaced about three miles apart, for the convenience of ...

B & O power; steam, diesel, and electric power of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1829-1964, by Lawrence W. Sagle. Captions by L. Sagle and A. Staufer. Edited by A. Staufer Smithsonian Libraries and ...