To commemorate American innovation in this semiquincentennial year, the Virginia Scenic Railway has fired up a “Summer of ...

Streaming platforms for The Modern Coal Burning Steam Locomotive haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

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 ...

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)’s T1 class is famous for many reasons: being enormous, being a duplex, possibly having beaten Mallard’s speed record while no one was looking… and being in production ...

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, is drawing crowds as it makes its first East Coast tour ahead of America's 250th birthday.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will arrive in Philadelphia in time for Fourth of July celebrations, completing its journey from the West Coast. The legendary locomotive has already drawn thousands ...

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 ...

Steam locomotives, as a technological product of the 19th century, are not what you would imagine as fragile machines. The engineering involved is not inconsequential, there is little about them that ...

A piece of American history will be on display this weekend in downtown Los Angeles as part of a rail safety event at Union Station. The San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society will be delivering ...

“We all love the steam locomotive—in part because it represents the history and progress of our nation. As we approach the 200th anniversary of freight rail in America, it’s time to update that story ...

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