WEST CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- The world's largest steam-powered locomotive is rolling its way through Chicago's suburbs, and drawing large crowds everywhere it goes. It's called the "Big Boy," and it's ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Northeast Large Scale Train Show, sponsored by the Amherst Railway Society is coming to the Eastern State Exposition fairgrounds April 28 and 29. Just like ...

Roanoke, Va., headquarters of the former Norfolk & Western Railway and once known as the "Alamo for Steam," is home to the renowned East End Shops. This facility, still standing today, was where the ...

I have to admit, I personally am not all that into trains. I mean, I like them, I understand their usefulness and how they've contributed to the creation of the modern-day society, and I have traveled ...

ROSEVILLE – Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will be on display in Roseville on Friday and Saturday as part of its 2024 Westward Bound Tour. On both ...

(CNN) — Train enthusiasts and history buffs alike will soon have a new Southeast Asian destination to visit, as Vietnam prepares to unveil a revamped pair of vintage steam locomotives from the 1960s.

VILLA GROVE, Ill. (WAND) – Thousands of people across Illinois lined railroad tracks for minutes or hours waiting to catch a glimpse of Union Pacific 4014 commonly known as the Big Boy. This iron ...

In 1928, the Northern Pacific went shopping for a locomotive that could eliminate doubleheading on the eastern end of its ...

It’s powerful, charismatic and can draw an adoring crowd of thousands. No, not a presidential candidate. Rather, it’s the return of Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 to Illinois this fall. The vintage ...

A caboose brings up the rear of a train. (Photo by Art Smith) A group of historical amusement park steam engines continue to work building up steam and doing what they were designed to do, haul people ...

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 ...

Train enthusiasts and history buffs alike will soon have a new Southeast Asian destination to visit, as Vietnam prepares to unveil a revamped pair of vintage steam locomotives from the 1960s. The two ...