With a more than $3 million restoration now complete, the 1385 steam locomotive has begun its journey from rural Dane County ...

The Emery Rail Heritage Trust has awarded $60,000 in grants to Friends of the 261 and the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS) to fund Positive Train Control (PTC) on two historic steam ...

Forget the portrait of the sweating steam locomotive engineer operating his smoke-belching steed across the great Southwestern desert with superheated air blasting his face. In the latest move to m… ...

The "cab-forward" design of steam locomotives, while an innovative idea, was often more trouble than it was worth. This design aimed to solve the visibility issue by placing the cab at the front ...

It's the first giant locomotive built for fifty years. Our science editor takes control of it and explains what it's like.

Today though, I'm a guest crew member on Mt. Rainier Scenic's historic steam locomotive. I've experienced the nostalgia of steam as a passenger before but never from the view of a locomotive cab.

With the Queen of Steam finally back in town after over four years, the Virginia Museum of Transportation will welcome visitors on Saturday.

A steam-powered locomotive that was on display at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute for the last 90 years will be moved to the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum in Strasburg, Lancaster County.

Object Details user Southern Railway maker American Locomotive Company. Richmond Works Description The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive for passenger trains was introduced late in the 19th ...

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will be on display in Roseville on Friday and Saturday as part of its 2024 Westward Bound Tour.