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 ...

Dubbed Big Boy #4014, the Union Pacific locomotive will operate a single, one-way trip through several Pennsylvania towns ...

The Reading & Northern Railroad plans to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary by bringing the biggest steam engine in the ...

Steam in the Valley attendees can take a ride on the 400-ton Nickel Plate Road No. 765, one of the last operating mainline steam locomotives in the country.

More news about the planned Big Boy 4014 excursion planned for June. FOX56 has been following this story for weeks and have ...

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...

PHOENIX — The Grand Canyon Railway resumes operations this weekend, offering departures every first Saturday of the month through October. Steam-powered journeys will take place on April 23 for Earth ...

A Living Legend on the Rails The world’s largest operating steam locomotive, Big Boy 4014, has made a grand return to the tracks, captivating the hearts of residents across Utah. This iconic ...

Riddle me this: what has 24 wheels, weighs more than three Jumbo Jets, and can pull five miles (eight kilometers) of cargo at seventy miles per hour full steam? That last clue should easily give it ...

Weighing 1.1 million pounds and stretching 133 feet long, Union Pacific’s famed “Big Boy” steam locomotive is set to arrive ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As soon as the end of next year, Nashvillians could once again hear a distinct whistle that once rang through Music City as locomotive No. 576 pulled passengers and freight ...