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Jan 9
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Mechanical Engineering’s Best of 2025

Mechanical Engineering magazine
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Mechanical Engineering’s editorial team gathers for an annual look back at 2025’s top stories, ranging from rededicating the last U.S. coal-fired passenger locomotive in the U.S., to NASA’s Artemis mission, to unique tools engineered to be used in extreme conditions.

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