Events, photos, stories and a lot more.
Steam Automobile Club of America
The Steam Automobile Club of America (SACA) is dedicated to the preservation of steam automobiles. They offer club members technical information and help. They maintain an extensive library of steam related topics. Many local chapters have shows were you can display your steam automobile, swap ideas, attend demonstrations, and meet others who share your interest in steam automobiles
The Steam Automobile Club of America archives contains lists of materials that are available. The lists contain papers written by members, old steam car flyers, steam automobile manuals and other related papers. The club offers two sets of papers of note from Doble developments. One on engines covering over a dozen engines from 1929 to 1958. The other covering boiler design full of formula, theory, and sketches.
Steam Automobile Club of America on classicar.com (no longer updated) but is an example of whats in out bulletin and has some links to officers of the club.
Live Steaming is a clearinghouse for the Live Steam and Model Engineering hobby around the world. If you are interested in model engines that use live steam to drive real pistons, then this is a page for you.
NWSS was formed in the seventies to provide news of interest to steam enthusiasts in the Puget Sound region and beyond at a reasonable cost and with some predictability. A newsletter named STEAM GAGE goes to all members on about a quarterly schedule. Membership is open to anyone interested at a reasonable cost.
Pioneer Steam & Gas Engine Society
Event schedule and general info.
CALSTART has provided this unmoderated user forum to enable you to discuss advanced transportation of interest with other online users. If you have a question a question related to alternative fuel vehicles and/or advanced transportation technologies. Just fill out the easy-to-use form.
Cadia Cornish Engine House and Mine Work
Old steam engine pictures.
Kew Bridge Steam Museum London
A steam engine you can walk through while it's working, in a building like a cathedral. That's just ONE of the engines!
Whitehead was a German immigrant who settled in the West End of Bridgeport in 1900. An aviation pioneer and mechanical genius, Whitehead conducted numerous experiments with gliders and heavier-than-air craft, culminating in a one half mile powered flight over Long Island Sound on August 14, 1901. This flight, verified by numerous witnesses, took place 28 months before the first flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk.
The White Cliffs Solar Steam Engine
An excerpt from a report entitled "The White Cliffs Project - Overview for the period 1979-89" published by the Department of Energy of the government of New South Wales in 1991.
This site consists of 38 pages concerning the men and the events which led to the steam engine invention with animations, diagrams & pictures.
A collection of historical documents relating to the history of the steam engine with a keyword search.
This site has lots of info on antique stream traction engines. The author is unknown