The earth shook. Passers-by plugged their ears. And a 104-year Kansas University tradition was resurrected. After three months of silence, a steam whistle’s booming signal again echoed across campus ...

A 104-year-old Kansas University tradition is alive and well once again. The steam whistle atop the power plant that marks the end of classes blew up in January under 175 pounds per inch of steam at ...

A crowd of hundreds joined Pratt Institute Chief Engineer Conrad Milster as he blew his historic collection of steam whistles for the final time on New Year’s Eve, marking the end of a 50-year ...

Pratt Institute’s chief engineer blew off some steam for the last time on New Year’s Eve. Conrad Milster has been tooting in the new year with his collection of antique steam whistles since 1965, but ...

CULLOWHEE – A steam whistle that had collected dust at Western Carolina University’s steam plant is now back in working order, thanks to a summer internship team with the WCU Rapid Center. The whistle ...

OWOSSO, Michigan-- A familiar sound is returning. For months, a guest whistle has been announcing the presence of the Steam Railroading Institute's Pere Marquette No. 1225 steam locomotive. The guest ...

ST. CLAIR – The sleepy riverside community of St. Clair was wide awake and making lots of noise on Saturday. The sixth Whistles on the Water — a unique event where collectors blow steam whistles and ...

Who knew that an event that encourages people to let off steam would be celebrating its 10th anniversary on Saturday. Certainly not the organizers of that inaugural Whistles on the Water event. "We’re ...

The ferry service on Cape Cod has a new very old sound. The Steamship Authority scoured the country for historic steam whistles to replace the more modern and abrasive sounding air horns. In ...

Twenty-one years ago, the brewery on Custer Way in Tumwater that produced Olympia beer closed. As part of that farewell, the steam whistle, which had long been heard by the community at shift changes, ...

The high-pitched whistles of steam engines bounced off the shore of the Thea Foss Waterway Saturday as four steam-powered boats ferried visitors, demonstrating how people used to get around South ...