Construction Equipment

Steam Shovels Move from the Rails

Starting with the invention of William S. Otis in 1835, the first successful excavating machines were partial-swing steam shovels mounted on flanged wheels for use on railroad track. The boiler and ...
Idaho Statesman

What will happen to old steam shovel at Idaho Transportation Department headquarters?

Now that the state has sold the 44-acre site of the Idaho Transportation Department headquarters on State Street, what will become of the old steam shovel that’s housed there now? Scott ...
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3309 Steam shovels working on parallel benches on east side of Culebra cut, just south of Gold Hill

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Construction Equipment

The Vulcan "Little Giant" Shovel

The cable-operated excavator is the earliest documented self-powered machine ever used to move earth. Its earliest form, the steam shovel, has roots going back to the very first mechanical excavator, ...
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3346.1 Panama Canal, monthly excavation by steam shovels and dredges since American occupation

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FRANCE: Soupspoons jor Steam Shovels

Subway contractors in the U. S. have labor troubles, landslides and politics to contend with. Seldom if ever is their work stopped by any Ministry of Fine Arts. Last week the French Ministry of Fine ...