The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad aims to restore iconic steam locomotive Santa Fe 3415 by Labor Day 2027, with the help ...

It hasn’t run in decades, its boiler is cold, and its steel bones are scattered in pieces across a rail yard — but for $50,000, the dream of breathing life into a century-old steam locomotive, and ...

Union Pacific has announced the first leg of the tour of its legendary Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive will begin by leaving Cheyenne, Wyoming on Sunday, March 29 th, and heading west to California. The ...

In the 1930s, speed records became a matter of national prestige, and Nazi Germany used high speed locomotives as propaganda ...

OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...

WSRA bought Ditcheat Manor in 2008, three years after its boiler ticket expired, and discovered it needed "extensive and expensive" repairs. The locomotive has been on static display since 2010 and is ...

Ride a wood-burning steam train through Illinois prairie, explore vintage cars, and feel rail history come alive in this ...

Crowds watch the arrival of Union Pacific's historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 at the old Union Pacific depot in North Lawrence, Tuesday morning, Nov. 19, 2019. The Union Pacific’s historic ...

A 1930 steam engine called The Empress pulled into downtown Franklin Park Wednesday – taking a break from its trek along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad line on its trip from Calgary, Canada ...

Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

They might be outdated, but their mechanism is still mesmerizing, and there’s something nostalgic about watching and hearing a steam locomotive. It’s not something an electric motor can give you, ever ...