A 3,000-Ton Locomotive Was Loose, Unstoppable, and Filled with Toxic Cargo

The real-life story of how railroad veterans, first responders, and sheer nerve prevented an unimaginable catastrophe.

Before Detroit took up the mantle, Connecticut was home to automotive innovation

The Trumbull Motor Car Company is one of many long-forgotten car brands that launched in Connecticut back when cars were ...
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The explosion that changed train engineering forever

Train design didn’t change gradually after World War II, it changed suddenly. A catastrophic boiler explosion in 1948 exposed the hidden dangers of steam locomotives. Extreme pressure, human error, ...
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Alaska's last steam engine retired in the '50s. These volunteers aim to get it back on track.

Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...