Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

A 100-year-old steam locomotive has found a new home at the Allentown & Auburn Railroad in Kutztown. Old No. 106, which once hauled sand and gravel at the Sturm & Dillard quarry in Ohio, arrived ...

Crowds watch the arrival of Union Pacific's historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 at the old Union Pacific depot in North Lawrence, Tuesday morning, Nov. 19, 2019. The Union Pacific’s historic ...

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 ...

The iconic puffing sound of a steam locomotive will return to Old Sacramento this season when the repaired Granite Rock No. 10 steam locomotive goes back into service. The Sacramento Southern Railroad ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. WATERVILLE (AP) — With help from engineering and mechanic experts, ...

THOMASTON >> This is the machine that built America, Naugatuck Railroad president Howard Pincus said, seated in the 82-year old steam locomotive. Sadie, a charcoal-colored vintage steam engine visited ...

A 150-year-old piece of Michigan’s industrial past is poised to glide into the future thanks to a major gift, state officials said. The Michigan Iron Industry Museum in the Upper Peninsula recently ...

After more than five years of restoration, a 110-year-old steam locomotive will traverse the tracks between Duluth and Two Harbors this summer with the North Shore Scenic Railroad. "It's exciting to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – If you grew up in Nashville or in Middle Tennessee you’re likely to have seen the old locomotive “576” in Centennial Park near the Parthenon. You may have even taken a field ...

Vietnam has restored to old steam trains featuring "retro-style" carriages reminicent of an Orient Express-style set from the "Poirot" detective stories. (archive photo) Sebastian Willnow/dpa Recent ...