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.

Steam trains, 19th century railways, and majestic redwood forests are all part of America’s unique national treasure. What better way to celebrate each of them than by bringing them together in one ...

When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist, the replacement ...

BELGRAVE, Australia, Nov 2 (Reuters) - While the discovery of steam power 200 years ago drove the industrial revolution, the world long ago shunted most steam trains onto the sidings of history. But ...

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

This retro photo, taken from the Trestle Bridge, shows a steam train heading north past Home Sand and Burns Iron in Fremont in the late 1980s. Occasionally, these trains would make runs through towns ...

In an article written in 1973 for the Great Western Echo magazine, Charles Sherrington, a former serving officer with the ...

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 ...

NORTH WALES – Celebrations of North Wales Borough’s biggest birthday yet are about to kick into high gear. A series of special steam train rides, a fireworks show, and a new book telling tales of the ...

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On top of the legal limbo, Thomsen told park directors that a bathroom near the parking lot has caused backups that flooded ...