The 80-year-old locomotive underwent reconstruction, boiler refurbishment and repairs to the superheaters in the past year.

“An unforeseen mechanical issue" was discovered during a test run of the steam locomotive Pere Marquette 1225 before the ...

Every year, officials and volunteers at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso transform the steam locomotive known as the Pere Marquette 1225 into an experience designed to capture the magic of ...

After a $500,000 overhaul, the William H. Simpson No. 17 steam engine is back to enchant York County's holiday season ...

Volunteers at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Telford have restored a full-scale working replica of the world's first steam railway locomotive. The Trevithick was first designed by Richard Trevithick in ...

Deep in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a remarkable piece of history chugs along every single day. The coal mine in ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — A 1.2-million-pound "Big Boy" locomotive returned Thursday to Fort Worth, delighting railfans who traveled from across the state to see the 83-year-old relic. The Union Pacific Big ...

Hundreds of railroad fans gathered Saturday at the Virginia Museum of Transportation to see “old 611” off on a trip to North Carolina for major repairs. But many of them, including Tom Gordon, saw it ...

Vintage Trains has announced that next month it will be running two steam-hauled trips through the East Midlands to York, with dining service options aboard authentic vintage carriages.

Steam locomotives shaped Britain’s industrial, social, and engineering legacy. Here’s a journey through the key engines that ...

Discover the top 7 oldest running trains in the world, including historic steam locomotives and mail trains with rich histories still operational today.