When the locomotives met, their boilers exploded almost simultaneously, hurling metal fragments and debris high into the air.

Maciej Drygas’ documentary Trains uses archival footage to depict the history of the locomotive industry in the 20th century. Using private archives, some never-before-seen footage and even ...

The locomotive in Pioneer Park is Thunder Lake Lumber Company No. 5, better known as the 5 Spot, and this year it turned 100 ...

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 – The world’s largest steam locomotive. Big Boy, the world’s largest steam locomotive, is coming back to Houston and will be on public display this weekend as part of ...

The first locomotive to successfully use an AC (alternating current) three-phase asynchronous traction motor drive system was the German DE2500 diesel-electric in 1971, built by Henschel-BBC. DB ...

Here we round up the 10 fastest diesel locomotives ever.

A steam locomotive that has been on display at the Franklin Institute for the last 90 years was recently removed and will be relocated to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The ...

America’s railroads once connected towns, industries, and dreams from coast to coast - and their legacy still rumbles through history. Across the country, remarkable train museums preserve that golden ...

A piece of rail history in Albuquerque is getting a facelift, as a local organization looks to return the turntable downtown ...

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ELY, Nev. (KTNV) — In one Nevada community, the history of the American railway is kept alive and well. "Our trains are 100 and 150 years old, and that's what we run. We have people who will reserve ...