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 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 ...

USA: Sierra Northern Railway has acquired the assets of diesel-battery hybrid and genset locomotive supplier RailPower, which ...

The boiler of 34058 Sir Fredrick Pile has joined that of 34010 Sidmouth at Tyseley. At the group’s site in Sellindge workers ...

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 ...

The repair shop at Strasburg Rail Road is fully stocked. There are locomotives from the 1800s ... said she has loved steam power since she was a child. She grew up in Parkesburg and said she ...

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 ...

Typically held in the fall, this year's appearance of an historic steam engine chugging along the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.