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Vertical Steam Engine, Baldwin, 1829

In 1829, Matthias W. Baldwin, an American inventor and manufacturer, built this vertical steam engine. Standing eighty-four inches in height and eighty-four inches in flywheel diameter, Baldwin’s ...
phillyvoice.com

Century-old, steam-powered train built in Philadelphia restored as 'living museum' in central Pennsylvania

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...
The Times Leader

All aboard for holiday fun!

Members of the The Iron Horse Society are sponsoring North Pole Limited trains at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton using historic Baldwin steam locomotive No. 26 to raise funds for ...
WBOC

Md. Scenic Railroad Acquiring 2nd Steam Locomotive

CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) -The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad says it's acquiring a 65-year-old steam locomotive from the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore. Spokeswoman Jody Shaw said Wednesday that ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Steam train makes moonlight run tonight

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Come to Virginia City and ride the Alder Gulch Shortline Steam Train under the moonlight. Aug. 7 ...