CHEYENNE, Wyo. — In its prime, a massive steam locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 was a moving eruption of smoke and vapor, a 6,300-horsepower brute dragging heavy freight trains over the mountains ...

Deep in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a remarkable piece of history chugs along every single day. The coal mine in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The restoration of a World War 2-era steam locomotive, Number 576, is forging ahead at full speed, as it finally receives its wheels back. With the support of the Nashville ...

Volunteers at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Telford have restored a full-scale working replica of the world's first steam ...

I started as a fireman on the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. in March 1955. Then I was promoted to engineer in 1957. That’s basically what I’ve been doing ever since. I began working on steam engines.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A World War II-era steam locomotive is back up and running in Albuquerque. On Sunday, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe 2926 steam locomotive moved under its own power for ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As soon as the end of next year, Nashvillians could once again hear a distinct whistle that once rang through Music City as locomotive No. 576 pulled passengers and freight ...

A 1930 steam engine called The Empress pulled into downtown Franklin Park Wednesday – taking a break from its trek along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad line on its trip from Calgary, Canada ...

GENESEE TWP, MI -- Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission officials are preparing to complete the assessment of Steam Locomotive #464 for a rebuild to continue to provide rides for years to ...

They might be outdated, but their mechanism is still mesmerizing, and there’s something nostalgic about watching and hearing a steam locomotive. It’s not something an electric motor can give you, ever ...

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