In the 1950s, a new kind of locomotive made even extreme hills easy for trains to climb. But this extra-powerful engine came ...

The Santa Fe 2926 rolled down the tracks under its own steam power after an ambitious 20-year volunteer-run restoration. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A World War II-era steam locomotive is back up and running in Albuquerque. On Sunday, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe 2926 steam locomotive moved under its own power for ...

The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad aims to restore iconic steam locomotive Santa Fe 3415 by Labor Day 2027, with the help ...

It’s powerful, charismatic and can draw an adoring crowd of thousands. No, not a presidential candidate. Rather, it’s the return of Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 to Illinois this fall. The vintage ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

There are just a couple days left to ride the last coal-fired steam locomotive at the Milwaukee County Zoo—one of the days being this coming Saturday, Sept. 14. Partly for environmental reasons, the ...

25 Sep 2024, 18:47 UTC · By: Razvan Calin // 133-foot long, 545-ton heavy, and capable of pulling a five-mile, 4,000-ton train, the Union Pacific locomotive is the biggest one in active service Meet ...

The dissolution of a longstanding partnership between Steamtown National Historic Site and a rail preservation group spearheading the restoration of a historic locomotive in the park’s collection ...