In 1948, a devastating boiler explosion in Chillicothe, Ohio turned a steam locomotive into a twisted mass of metal and marked a symbolic end to steam’s dominance in American rail. Though not the ...

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It was a simple safety device to warn engineers when a steam boiler was running out of water which could lead to a rise in ...