Nostalgic writing combined with vintage photographs celebrate the unique joys of steam trains.

"A Passion for Steam" describes how small scale, live-steam locomotives work in clear, understandable language. All systems are covered, including boilers, boil

"The Most Powerful Idea in the World argues that the very notion of intellectual property drove not only the invention of the steam engine but also the entire I

This useful guide contains first-hand accounts of the engineers of vintage trains, points out historic sites, and features more than 100 color photos of restore

A history of the creation and evolution of the mechanism that brought precision to the steam power and changed the world. Power without control is unusable powe