We’ll walk through the basic components of a steam locomotive, including the boiler, where water is heated to create steam, and the pistons, which convert the steam pressure into mechanical motion.

Altoona’s century-old K4 locomotive 1361 evokes images of fire, steam and plunging drive shafts, but it’s been 30 years since those kinetics have been a reality. The great machine remains in ...

As soon as the end of next year, Nashvillians could once again hear a distinct whistle that once rang through Music City as locomotive No. 576 pulled passengers and freight through the area.

A project to build two steam locomotives is under way at a workshop in Sheffield.

CHEYENNE – The Union Pacific steam crew has been busy preparing the Challenger No. 3985, along with the TTT-6 steam locomotive No. 5511 and Centennial diesel locomotive No. 6936, for delivery to ...

The BB18 1/4 1037 steam locomotive, now named Peter Ford, is on the rails again after more than 25 years of volunteer restoration work in Mackay and Toowoomba.

The Norfolk & Western Class J 611 locomotive is seen at Strasburg Rail Road, Thursday, July 15, 2021. The locomotive was built in 1950 and is the last running locomotive of the 14 ever made.

The Michigan Iron Industry Museum received a $120,000 grant to restore the Yankee, one of the oldest surviving steam locomotives in the U.S.

Remsons Industries Limited, a leading automotive components manufacturer, has opened its new facility dedicated to producing high-performance products for locomotive applications. The new plant ...

A mini-industrial revolution is taking place in Sheffield with two brand-new steam locomotives being built. The project is the brainchild of CTL Seal which usually makes high-tech components for ...