The event honored the historic 1915 locomotive’s long career in railroading and film, with ceremonies, train rides and ...

Earlier this year, the Milwaukee County Zoo announced that the popular zoo train's two steam locomotive engines would be retired and replaced by custom-built diesel engines. No changes have been made ...

A historic steam giant will draw crowds to Ogden, as Union Pacific’s Big Boy locomotive arrives for a free public event tied ...

The Santa Fe 2926 rolled down the tracks under its own steam power after an ambitious 20-year volunteer-run restoration. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...

Dubbed Big Boy #4014, the Union Pacific locomotive will operate a single, one-way trip through several Pennsylvania towns this summer as part of the U.S.'s 250th anniversary.

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Watertown, a town in Wilson County of about 1,550 residents as of the 2020 census, experiences a tourism boon 16-18 Saturdays per ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

MONTEVALLO, Alabama -- After a four-decade career in the railroad industry that mostly included selling tickets as a station agent in Wilton, retired Montevallo resident Bill Legg still gets excited ...

Riddle me this: what has 24 wheels, weighs more than three Jumbo Jets, and can pull five miles (eight kilometers) of cargo at seventy miles per hour full steam? That last clue should easily give it ...

For the first time since the 1950s, a steam-powered locomotive will whistle through Genesee Valley. Starting this weekend, and continuing Aug. 26-27, the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum ...