MIDLAND, Mich. (WJRT) - A rarity uncovered after last year’s Edenville Dam breach emptied Wixom lake is in for a full restoration: a century-old steam shovel pulled from the lakebed. The Thew Type O ...

A steam shovel found embedded in the bottom of Wixom Lake in October 2020 is well on its way to being fully restored. Mike Oberloier, of Beaverton, who now owns the shovel, recently displayed parts of ...

One of just two left in the world, will under go a lengthy restoration process After displaying it in an upcoming festival, Mike Oberloier will begin disassembling a nearly extinct machine for a ...

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Oct. 26 (UPI) --A steam shovel that had been submerged in a Michigan lake for nearly a century has been returned to dry land and is being restored. Mike Oberloier said he dreamed of removing the steam ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An antique steam shovel that was once used to build Idaho canals and railroads will be placed on display at the Idaho Transportation Department ...

The American steam shovel—and all steam shovels are of American manufacture—marks an era in man's conquest of nature. One of the most powerful of the tools that steam and steel have made possible, it ...