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

SPRINGFIELD -- Union Pacific's new commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive will be coming to Springfield for a public viewing on July 1. It honors Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president, in his ...

Engine-maintenance workers at the Missouri Pacific locomotive shop in St. Louis prepare an engine after a railroad strike ended in October 1949. Steam engines needed large numbers of workers to ...

In honor of its 163rd birthday, Union Pacific Railroad is unveiling a new commemorative locomotive in the hometown of its ...

When it comes to the most powerful engines in modern-day, you wouldn't be alone if your mind immediately went to the highly ...

Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in December 1941. The locomotive was retired 20 years later, having traveled 1,031,205 miles in its 20 years in service, according to Union Pacific.

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 ...

The Big Boy Heartland of America Tour will make a whistle stop in Greeley on Wednesday as the Union Pacific locomotive ends a nine-state tour.

DE SOTO, Mo. — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is expected to make a stop in De Soto on Thursday, Sept. 12. Union Pacific Railroad announced that its famed Big Boy No. 4014 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Union Pacific's iconic Big Boy locomotive rolled into Kansas City on Tuesday as part of its "Heartland of America" tour, drawing train enthusiasts from across the region. The ...

The restoration of Union Pacific’s steam locomotive No. 844 is complete and this historic engine will be in North Platte about 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.