SUNOL — Steam engines are alive, says Ronald Vale. “It sits there and it hisses at you. You hear the whine of the turbo generator. … The air pump will pump. It’s just more alive than a diesel ...

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 ...

The coal was hot. The crew were ready. On July 3rd, 1938, the 4468 Mallard, an A4-class steam locomotive, was performing an alleged brake test for its London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) owners.

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

NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS) revealed a major cosmetic change to historic steam locomotive no. 765 on Friday. In a move to honor its unique history and ...

"For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental ...

NEW FREEDOM, Pa. — A new Civil War-era venue is on track to open June 1 in New Freedom. A reproduction 19th-century steam locomotive is being built to haul passengers along the same railroad route ...

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 ...

CARBONDALE — He started as a mule driver for the Delaware & Hudson (D&H) Canal Company, and would one day be making steam locomotives. Thomas Dickson, of Carbondale, Pa., his brothers and their father ...

An invaluable piece of Alberta railway history changed hands on Monday for the princely sum of one dollar. That's how much Edmonton's Alberta Railway Museum paid for Locomotive No. 73, the only ...