Prepare to dive deep into the electrifying world of steam locomotives breaking speed barriers that still amaze railway ...

Union Pacific faced the immense challenge of hauling heavy freight trains across rugged mountain terrain, requiring ...

Thus, instead of locomotives with 18 x 24-inch cylinders and 1,200 to 1,300 square feet of heating surface, and 160 pounds of steam pressure, the American builders would probably have sent over an ...

But few know that the Freedom Train, pulled by a steam locomotive and filled with American historical artifacts, was the brainchild of none other than John Wayne. As we fast approach the 250th ...

The Class I railroad reacquired the unit in 2013 from the RailGiants Museum of Pomona, Calif, and set out on a five-year restoration at UP’s Steam Shop. (The locomotive had been in retirement for six ...

A NOTEWORTHY Parlimentary paper has recently been issued containing correspondence respecting the comparative merits of British, Belgian and American built locomotives running on the Egyptian ...

built in 1918 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York. Steve Korpos, one of the leaders of the Midwest group, said they hope to have their steam engine finished by 2018 ...

The American Locomotive Co built 25 of the monsters to Union Pacific's specifications between 1941 and 1944 Seventeen Big Boys were scrapped when they were pulled from service, but eight survived ...