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 ...

TIME STEAMS on, but this resounding New Year’s Eve tradition is reaching the end of the line. The ear-splitting arrangement of steam-powered whistles salvaged from old trains, factories and ships will ...

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 ...

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 ...

On December 31, 2014, Pratt Institute Chief Engineer Conrad Milster led the final New Year’s Eve steam whistle ceremony, a 50-year tradition where the Pratt community, local Brooklyn neighbors, and ...

After a year of relative silence due to the pandemic, the ear-piercing, wholly singular event known as Whistles on the Water returns to the city of St. Clair on Sept. 25. The event celebrates the ...

NEW ORLEANS – There’s something about a steam engine that brings back good memories. It’s fun. It’s vintage. For a little while over the weekend, residents can get those nostalgic feelings again, and ...

The tradition will absolutely continue. Christmas in York will again begin with a 12:15 a.m. Factory Whistle Concert, according to Jeff Hines, chairman of the York Factory Whistle Concert Committee.

In Northern England, the hills used to be home to steam trains. The trains have long faded into history, but the sound of their whistle is making a brief return. Artist [Steve Messam] has created ...