BUSH, Ill. • The engineer eased open the throttle of old No. 124, bound for the Dupo yard. The grimy, hissing machine lurched forward at the head of a funeral train. The locomotive was one of the ...

"At least they're being spared the indignity of having a diesel pull them on that last mile," said Paul Childers, a maintenance worker. It was thoughtful of Childers to consider the engines, because ...

ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — The “Big Boy” locomotive, one of the world’s largest trains will pass through the Show Me State and the Natural State next month. Union Pacific Railroad will be showcasing the 1 ...