In difficult times, Americans have always banded together to face a common challenge. In partnership with the National WWII Museum, this Living series spotlights homefront scenes from World War II.

Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

The breakage process involves giant hydraulic grabbers and a snipping machine Former Tyne and Wear Metro trains are being recycled for scrap, on the 45th anniversary of the opening of the network.

Editor’s note: this story has been clarified to specify the $600 the company must pay was a fee, not a fine In September, a couple of rusty old trains, parked at the Balloon Track in Eureka for over ...

The last Louisiana-built steam engine left in the state has survived the scrap heap for a century, thanks to a dedicated band of volunteers and self-described "train nuts." But the old locomotive is ...

One of America's last surviving Ten-Wheeler locomotives could be turned into scrap metal on Wednesday if a five-day-old GoFund Me campaign does not raise the estimated $50,000 needed to salvage Port ...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is starting to get rid of old Orange Line train cars. Flatbed trucks took the cars from the Wellington Yard and Maintenance Facility in Medford to be ...

PLAINFIELD -- City firefighters on Friday battled a blaze at a scrap metal yard that briefly caused train traffic to run at reduced speeds on nearby rail lines, city officials said. The fire in the ...

URGENT plans are being prepared to prevent a transport meltdown over Christmas as ministers are urged to put on more trains and scrap engineering works. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is being told ...

It's big, it's famous, and it's back from the dead. The appropriately named steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, will make its second journey through Arkansas this week. While Union Pacific toured its ...