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

Take a trip behind Norfolk and Western No. 611, an iconic steam locomotive recently restored and known for its sleek bullet shape.

There are few machines that convey speed and power better than the Pennsylvania Railroad’s S1 locomotive. A blistering steam-powered behemoth of a train, the S1 looks less like a train than a bullet ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam ...

Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...

You might think that a coal-burning locomotive built in 1937 had nothing left to offer the modern rail industry, short of being a nice museum piece. In the case of Locomotive 3463, however, that ...

While the U.S. continues to rely on polluting diesel locomotives, Russia is quietly putting the finishing touches on its electric railroad network. This past week, Alstom and Transmashholding ...

Two historic steam locomotives that were repatriated to Switzerland from Da Lat in 1990 became part of the European country’s celebration of the restored Furka Pass rack railway last week. VietNamNet ...