A look at rare diesel locomotives still in regular service and the dwindling fleet of these unique and historic workhorses.

The crew gets ready to take Missouri Pacific locomotive No. 15 on a final run hauling coal in southern Illinois on April 6, 1955. It was one of the railroad's last 11 steam locomotives, all used ...

The end of an era for the Missouri Pacific Railroad came on April 7, 1955. St. Louis railroad brings last steam engines to the scrapper Skip to main content Skip to main content ...