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 ...

In the 1930s, speed records became a matter of national prestige, and Nazi Germany used high speed locomotives as propaganda ...

Steam turbine-powered locomotives never really caught on. Similar to gas turbine engines, steam turbines are efficient at certain rpm, and extremely inefficient at many others. At high speeds, they ...

The Union Pacific Railroad used to be obsessed with power. The railroad spent decades searching for and developing one locomotive to rule them all. This search resulted in icons like the Big Boy and ...

Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...

On Saturday, May 13, visitors to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland can take a ride on an 111-year-old steam locomotive. Nowadays, most trains are electric or diesel-powered, but ...

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 ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo sold its steam engines to a preservation society in the Wisconsin Dells. If you want to visit the Riverside and Greater Northern Railroad, it is open every day in the summer ...

HUNTINGTON — A historic steam locomotive on display in Huntington for more than 60 years has been acquired by an Ohio museum. The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum announced on its website Monday the ...