Steam power was a new development in mechanical tractors and other farming and construction implements used extensively in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

List of North American Steam Traction Manufacturers

David Lambert's article that appeared in the December 2010 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman discussed many of the manufacturers of steam tractors in North America. Due to space constraints, we could not list the complete data in the magazine article. We are making the data available to everyone. Click here to download the information as a read-only Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (.XLS file). You'll need a program that can open .XLS files, such as Microsoft Excel, the free Microsoft Excel Viewer, or the free Open Office suite.