BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas residents were in for in for a pleasant surprise Sunday afternoon after catching a glimpse of a steam locomotive from the 1930's chugging along local railways. 'The ...

Here’s a fascinating look at high-tech manufacturing in the 1930’s. This week’s Retrotechtacular features the building of a steam-powered locomotive. The quality of the black and white footage, and ...

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.