A RELIC of the steam age which has stood still for 40 years is to be brought back into working use at a North-East museum. The 12ft water crane, dating from the turn of the last century, was used to ...

Donald O'Callaghan, Pearse Park, Dundalk who retired in January, 1991 was the last cranedriver on Dundalk docks to drive the old steam crane. The steam cranes were subsequently replaced by diesel ...

Steam power has been all but out of the picture for mainline rail operations in the United States since about 1960, relegated to the status of novelty by diesels and electrics. Right as the fireboxes ...

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New Zealand Maritime Museum is preparing to permanently remove and dismantle the floating steam crane Rapaki, currently moored at Hobson Wharf. The move will take place in consultation with marine ...

This year, Jene Rasher waited and waited but didn't see a single sandhill crane in the month of February. While cranes are hitting the sandbars along the Platte now, she said, whenever the first few ...

Seattle still has more construction cranes than any other U.S. city, as developers keep building high-rises in the fast-changing city. The city of Seattle has 59 cranes sprouting out across the ...

The Great Oregon Steam-Up in Brooks has been showcasing antique machinery every summer since 1969. The machines on display can be as large as a crane or as small as a coffee grinder. Visitors can also ...