Chasing Fire in Steel: One Man's Global Adventure in Search of American Locomotives

With major steam operations all but extinct in North America by the late 1960s, photographer Paul Stephanus embarked on a global journey to track down and photograph American and American-style steam locomotives still in operation.

Through more than 330 color and black-and-white photographs, Chasing Fire in Steel chronicles his journey across 28 countries and three continents.

Stephanus' photos show that although some of the world's greatest steam locomotives were built in America, they opera...