Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers for over 100 years. Many of us have seen old steam engine models up for sale at garage sales and various internet auction sites. The problem with ...

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Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers for over 100 years. Many of us have seen old steam engine models up for sale at garage sales and various internet auction sites. The problem with ...

It’s been nearly four decades since it operated. But today, after 10 years of restoration, the 115-ton stationary steam engine is in full working condition and you can see it in action at Bethlehem’s ...

Charles Lester III knew from a very early age that his grandfather’s seven-foot wooden model of a steam locomotive was something to be looked at, not played with. “My father used to pile things up in ...

Seneca Falls, it seems, has always been the little town that could — especially in its industrial heyday of the mid-to-late ...