When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny superlatives ...

Over the decades we have seen a lot of methods for powering LEGO-based contraptions, ranging from LEGO Technic pneumatics to electric motors, but what about steam power? We have all seen those cute ...

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Norfolk Southern Corp. has donated $1.5 million to get the Virginia Museum of Transportation’s classic Norfolk & Western J-Class 611 steam engine working again. The railroad company sold a 1959 ...