Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2109: The Hoosac Tunnel
Posted on · Episode: 2109 The Hoosac Tunnel: shipping goods under the Berkshires. Today, a tunnel in the woods.
Tag: railroads
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2054: The Zephyr
Posted on · Episode: 2054 The Zephyr, a silver streak across America in 1934. Today, a silver streak.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1886: Key West Railway
Posted on · Episode: 1886 Building the Key West Railway: Building Florida. Today, we ride the Keys.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1777: An Un-Panama Canal
Posted on · Episode: 1777 Instead of the Panama Canal, ships on trains over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Today, an Un-Panama Canal.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1718: Lardner’s Steam Engines
Posted on · Episode: 1718 The Rev. Dionysius Lardner: keeping up with a world in flux. Today, old books with a message for the present.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1572: High-Pressure Steam Engines
Posted on · Episode: 1572 High-pressure steam engines and transportation. Today, the first locomotive.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1547: Ripe For Revolution
Posted on · Episode: 1547 Mystery at the threshhold of the Twentieth Century. Today, let’s reclaim mystery.
News
UPDATE: Trump Offers Spending Blueprint, But Congress Already Wrote The Check
Posted on · President Donald Trump unveiled a long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday, February 12, that asks the U.S. Congress to authorize $200 billion over 10 years
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1440: Steam Engines in England
Posted on · Episode: 1440 Steam engines in England during the 18th century. Today, a look at steam engines in 18th-century England.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1414: Advertisments in 1869
Posted on · Episode: 1414 Viewing America through advertisements in Appleton’s magazine, 1869. Today, advertisements just after the Civil War.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1388: A Short Discourse On Tunneling
Posted on · Episode: 1388 A short history of tunneling. Today, let’s tunnel our way through history.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1211: Medora
Posted on · Episode: 1211 Theodore Roosevelt and the mad Marquis create Medora ND Today, we visit Medora, North Dakota.