WORCESTER — It was about 170 years ago when Worcester was first introduced to a new and incredibly loud sound that created enough din to be heard miles away. And hear it they did, so much so that the ...

Jun. 18—PERU — Zachary Morecraft stood in front of a wall of steam surrounded by the shrieking blast of whistles Friday morning. To the 36-year-old Peru native, it was the sweetest sound in the world.

The Katastwóf Karavan is built from a steel frame mounted to lumber running gear with red oak and muslin wall panels, a propane fired boiler, water tank, gas generator and a brass and steel 38-note ...

It's an old-fashioned steam calliope, an instrument once commonly seen in carnivals and on riverboats many decades ago. But this calliope was designed in 2018 by a leading American artist, Kara Walker ...

An old-fashioned steam calliope designed by luminaries in the worlds of art and jazz is on display at the National Sculpture Garden. A slavery-era instrument is on the National Mall, singing 'songs of ...