What's the best way to go fast? If you ask around at the Bonneville land-speed races, you'll get as many different answers as there are grains of salt beneath the wheels of a push truck. Land-speed ...
SPENCER — The cab count for the Streamliners at Spencer railroading festival has hit 25 with the announcement of the final locomotive to appear during the four-day event. The Erie No. 833 E8 marks the ...
SPENCER — The N.C. Transportation Museum’s upcoming Streamliners at Spencer event will host one of the rarest and most sought after diesel locomotives in existence. The American Locomotive Company ...
Advanced studies in aerodynamics may spark a shift in streamliner design. Flat out land speed racing is a whole different world requiring special attention to the subject of aerodynamics to be a ...
Streamliners caused a stir throughout the U.S. when they made their debut in the 1930s. These trains had a smooth, sleek design. But they didn’t just look neat; they were fast, some of them reaching ...
The 1947 Streamliner’s cab-over-engine tractor had a beautifully curvaceous shape, with the rear end sweeping down in a steep unbroken line to fully skirted dual wheels. One restored model still ...