With plumes of smoke billowing into the sky, the world’s largest steam locomotive left Wisconsin on Friday morning, bound for an afternoon stop in West Chicago. Back on the rails for the first time in ...

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.

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 ...

running on tracks, there was the Lombard Steam Log Hauler. This wacky steam-locomotive-like contraption used tank-style tracks instead of railroad tracks to get around, freeing it up to go wherever it ...

After more than a decade of planning and fundraising, the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum has started the process of restoring Long Island Rail Road steam locomotive No. 35 so it can be operated on display ...

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 ...

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- The world's largest steam-powered locomotive is rolling its way through Chicago's suburbs, and drawing large crowds everywhere it goes. It's called the "Big Boy," and it's ...

OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...

A 1930 steam engine called The Empress pulled into downtown Franklin Park Wednesday – taking a break from its trek along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad line on its trip from Calgary, Canada ...

They might be outdated, but their mechanism is still mesmerizing, and there’s something nostalgic about watching and hearing a steam locomotive. It’s not something an electric motor can give you, ever ...

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 ...

Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.