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 Nevada Northern Railway in Ely maintains a unique corner of American history by keeping turn of the 20th century train engines ticking.

A blessing was held for “Kaipu,” one of the last locomotives brought to the islands for the Hawaiian Sugar Company.

According to the Mecum Auctions listing, this particular Ford Model A engine was used to train mechanics on identifying and repairing problems.

The whistle sound cutting through the air is the highlight of Wabeno’s Steam Up Days. The over 100-year-old piece of history ...

As far as steam engines go, the scrappy Southern Railway 630 locomotive is on the small side, but from 1904 to the 1960s, it was prized for its ability to keep rolling over hills, through tunnels ...

Steam Engine #18 is back on the rails again at the Arcade & Attica Railroad. The 104-year-old locomotive underwent a seven-year restoration effort by the railroad.

If engineering choices a hundred years ago had been only slightly different, we could have ended up in a world full of steam engines rather than internal combustion engines. For now, though, steam … ...

Though mechanically sound, the Stirling engine never caught on in the 1800s, with most businesses choosing to use steam engines for their industrial applications.

Andy Hardy, who is a volunteer at the Kent and East Sussex Railway, has partly bought the steam locomotive A steam locomotive built more than 100 years ago has returned to the Kent & East Sussex ...

A Model T's cross country road trip hit a big speed bump in Greensburg when it broke down.

The engine has been in the Rabas family since 1927, once working as a thresher and racing in steam rodeos. It's 22 feet long and weighs 32,000 pounds.