The power-shovel industry saw a somewhat revolutionary transition in the 1910s. Steam, the standard power source for these machines since their advent around 1835, was being challenged by the new ...

The Ball Engine Company was founded in Erie, Pa., in 1883 to manufacture stationary industrial steam engines. Recognizing that the market for such engines was maturing, it began manufacturing steam ...

The historic steam engine No. 475 is undergoing repairs after crashing into an excavator late Wednesday morning. The collision happened around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Strasburg Rail Road’s Leaman ...

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