For example, some say that the Union Pacific Big Boy is the world's most powerful steam engine. This is true, given that it exists today, whereas all the other trains in our list are no longer ...

On Saturday, the mighty locomotive moved itself down the tracks under its own steam power for the first time in many long years. The 2926 is one of the largest passenger engines ever built.

Bloom will celebrate 50 years of providing train rides on the Little River Railroad with a special 1 p.m. run Sunday. "It's just a hobby that got way out of hand. That's all I can say," he laughed.

“That’s the sound of America,” said Ross Roland, steam locomotive engineer for the 611. Powered by steam, iconic with its red and gold striping atop a shiny black body, the 611 is a showstopper.

With that in mind, a group of Pennsylvania train fans are bringing the alleged fastest steam train back from extinction. It takes real dedication to build a 428-ton device from scratch, but these ...

The train has been at the Milwaukee County Zoo since 1958, and the steam engines were gifts from The Milwaukee Journal; they're named after then-Journal executives Harry Grant and Irwin Maier.

The historic Southern Pacific steam engine that pulled the Freedom Train stopped in San Luis Obispo on April 26, 1977. Train buffs came out as early at 7:30 am to welcome it the Pacific Daylight ...

To accommodate the steam engine, Watertown’s rail project aims to reinstall a train turntable to allow the locomotive, first used in 1942, to turn around and continue moving forward, allowing it ...

The No. 576 steam engine train had been displayed since 1953 in Nashville’s Centennial Park until its move Jan. 13 for the Nashville Steam Preservation Society to begin an estimated four-year ...

Notes Featured in the "Torch," August 1975 Summary The steam locomotive the "Jupiter," engine No. 84, as it appeared around 1880. The locomotive was acquired by the National Museum of History and ...

The most powerful steam locomotive is indeed an impressive engine, whose massive build offered output to match. It has a 2-10-10-2 wheel layout, and has 48-inch low pressure cylinders hanging on ...