The 1944 engine glistens as steam swirls and envelopes its body. Inside, train engineer Robert Franzen, of Sylva, N.C., keeps an eye on water levels and gives a few playful tugs on the whistle -- a ...
The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam ...
When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist, the replacement ...