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Blogs Liberty and Power An Elegy to the Steam Engine

Mar 10, 2006

An Elegy to the Steam Engine

by Liberty and Power

Go here to read Simon Jenkins' elegy to the steam locomotive and the Age of Steam.

The author explains how the train was once a revolutionary force, bringing romance and power to the world through its steel wheels. Highly recommended.