Steam Trails: The Page That Probably Never Was

A place where steam engine mishaps and near-disasters come to rest in a sea of what-ifs.

Here are a few of our most notable failures:

• Steam Engine Explodes, Takes Out Whole Neighborhood
• Steam Engine Suddenly Decouples in Mid-Flight, Causes 5-Story Building to Shake
• Steam Turbine Breaks Down, Causes Local Coffee Shop to Run Out of Cappuccino