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FRENCHTOWN — This is a story of railroad passions. It starts in 1910 with a fatal train wreck west of Alberton, and again in 1973, when Bill O’Neill spotted the locomotive’s boiler plate in ...
Until recently, insurance for stakers only covered slashing incidents — a safety net like boiler explosion coverage, tackling the worst-case scenario to encourage wider participation.
A southern Oklahoma refinery faces$281,100 in fines by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for violations related to a Sept. 28 boiler explosion that killed two workers.
Steam Railroading Institute OWOSSO, Mich. — Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 is undergoing a full retube of its boiler, according to a May 12 news release by the locomotive’s owner, the Steam Railroading ...
A boiler explosion at an ethanol plant in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, has resulted in burn injuries to three workers. The cap of the exploded boiler landed 500 meters away, igniting a fire. Two workers ...
In 1940: "The Boilermaker Special (the official Purdue mascot in the form of a locomotive mounted on an automobile chassis) is presented to the student body at a convocation ceremony." ...
(Gray News) - Gas boilers have been recalled after two people died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Triangle Tube recalled three gas boilers - the ...
AUSTIN, Texas — A craze swept America around the beginning of the 20th century: Inviting spectators to watch two steam locomotives running at high speeds crash into each other head-on.
For consulting engineers tasked with planning, designing, and supervising construction projects for a wide range of industries, advanced electric boilers—particularly high voltage electrode ...