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 ...

Steam in the Valley attendees can take a ride on the 400-ton Nickel Plate Road No. 765, one of the last operating mainline ...

A Living Legend on the Rails The world’s largest operating steam locomotive, Big Boy 4014, has made a grand return to the tracks, captivating the hearts of residents across Utah. This iconic ...

Weighing 1.1 million pounds and stretching 133 feet long, Union Pacific’s famed “Big Boy” steam locomotive is set to arrive ...

The steam shop is a monolithic brick building as tall as the overpass. The early-morning sun reflecting Big Boy’s “whitewall” ...

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...

PHOENIX — The Grand Canyon Railway resumes operations this weekend, offering departures every first Saturday of the month through October. Steam-powered journeys will take place on April 23 for Earth ...

The Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive, built in the 1940s, will make stops in California as part of its first cross-country ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — 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 ...

Union Pacific’s legendary Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will be making a whistle stop in Oroville on its coast-to-coast tour celebrating America’s 250th birthday.