Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500. Despite ...

"There's a lot of excitement," Andy Spinelli, president of the museum, said this week. "We still have a lot of work to do, ...

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 ...

The Norfolk and Western 475 steam locomotive started life at the Norfolk ... it ended up on the iconic Strasburg Rail Road in 1993, where it underwent a $600,000 restoration and was returned ...

Versatility is a single word that sums up the Mikado-type steam locomotive. This 2-8-2 wheel ... the 2-8-0 was the largest road engine heading into the 1900s. They had the tractive effort required ...

The Bluebell Railway has issued an update on the progress to overhaul Southern Railway Q Class 0-6-0 No. 541 formerly British ...

Hy-polite Uhry, and Henry A. Luttgens, both of Patterson, N. J., for overheating steam within the smoke box of locomotive engines for the purpose of improving the working of steam in cylinders ...

The Watercress Line is inviting people to be among the first passengers to be hauled by newly restored Canadian Pacific when ...

On Dec. 31, 2024, Rice operated a steam locomotive for the last time on his ... Rice followed his lifelong friend John Bachman to Strasburg Rail Road, riding his bike to the station on a summer ...

Back when diesels were first decimating steam locomotive rosters, we would watch internal combustion slowly take both over yard and road assignments. Mostly it was when the steamer holding the job ...

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 ...