More than most machines, a steam locomotive’s design reflects its intended use. There are reasons why high-speed passenger ...

Trainspotters will be in for a rare sight as a historic 1940s steam engine and 1920s Pullman carriages will be passing ...

A Casper man’s lifelong passion for railroading led to a career as a passenger train conductor. The 82-year-old loves trains ...

That's why a train's capacity to pull heavy weights is as crucial, if not more so, as its top speed. For example, some say that the Union Pacific Big Boy is the world's most powerful steam engine.

(The cost is $30.) As you ride the train, you’ll see the classic steam rise from the engine as the train puffs along the tracks and through the mountains — and hear the whistle from time to time.

Locomotion’ set for Greatest Gathering Locomotion No. 1, the first steam locomotive to operate on a public railway, has been ...

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 ...

The front of Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive stands on display in Roseville on Friday. Paul Kitagaki Jr. [email protected] Train enthusiasts Mike Lester and his son Jeremy ...

Watertown, a town in Wilson County of about 1,550 residents as of the 2020 census, experiences a tourism boon 16-18 Saturdays per year when the train comes to town. The Tennessee Railway Museum's ...

It means steam-powered engines will need to be fitted ... like traffic lights, ETCS sees train drivers observe a screen in front of them inside the cab. It shows a target speed and gives them ...

The Little River Railroad, in Coldwater, lets passengers ride the rails on an authentic 100-year steam engine train. The Quincy Stop and Shop round-trip train departs goes from Coldwater and makes ...