Union Pacific announced this week that historic locomotive 'Big Boy' will make history on its first-ever coast-to-coast tour ...

OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...

South Devon Railway is kicking off the new year with the return of its Winter Steam Gala. The three-day event which finishes ...

Pacific Grove >> “This is what happens when the boys’ toys get out of hand,” said Ken Burns, while standing next to a miniature live steam locomotive Sunday at the American Tin Cannery. A retired ...

A 100-year-old steam locomotive has found a new home at the Allentown & Auburn Railroad in Kutztown. Old No. 106, which once hauled sand and gravel at the Sturm & Dillard quarry in Ohio, arrived ...

It hasn’t run in decades, its boiler is cold, and its steel bones are scattered in pieces across a rail yard — but for $50,000, the dream of breathing life into a century-old steam locomotive, and ...

The Santa Fe 2926 rolled down the tracks under its own steam power after an ambitious 20-year volunteer-run restoration. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) -- The Everett Railroad is giving passengers a chance to punch their ticket to the past, offering rides on one of their steam locomotives this weekend. On Saturday, ...

The miniature steam locomotive donated by Phil and Geda Condit to the Museum of the American Railroad is on display at the Frisco Heritage Museum. Jason Janik / Special Contributor FRISCO — The steam ...

The first thing most visitors to Disneyland see when they enter the park is the Main Street station of the Disneyland Railroad. If they time it right, they even get to see a train pulling into the ...

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

Here we round up the 10 fastest diesel locomotives ever.