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 ...

Overview of photography by Mike Eagleson now available at the Industrial Archive & Library based in Bethlehem, Pa.

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 ...

Missouri Pacific locomotives, both steam and diesel, display a variety typical of their era. The “MoPac,” as it was called, ...

Flying Scotsman is set to head to the Nene Valley Railway today (19th February 2025). The timings for these movements were ...

Strasburg Rail Road employees move a portion of a 1903 steam locomotive sold by the rail road to be shipped out Friday morning for a new home at a museum in Ohio on Friday, July 31, 2020.

The Trust behind the restoration of GWR 28xx No.2874 has presented a winter update covering the work that has been undertaken since last summer.

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 ...

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.