Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...

In the January 1949 issue, Popular Mechanics witnessed the end of the steam locomotive era as the American Locomotive Company, in its 100th year of operation (when combined with the history of its pre ...

Steam turbine-powered locomotives never really caught on. Similar to gas turbine engines, steam turbines are efficient at certain rpm, and extremely inefficient at many others. At high speeds, they ...

I’ve never heard passengers booing an announcement that a train is shortly due to arrive at its destination. Until today. Nobody cares that we’re already 40 minutes behind schedule – they don’t want ...