For the first time ever, both coasts could receive a visit from the world's largest operating steam locomotive.

Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.

This legendary 'Big Boy' train has finished its major restoration project and is set to make a big return in 2026. Here's ...

Big Boy No. 4014, described as “the Elvis Presley of locomotives,” could begin its first ever coast-to-coast tour in just a ...

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 ...

About four years ago, Keith Bass and Aaron McCreight took a trip to Southern Louisiana to buy a tractor. As any mechanically ...

Undeterred by the blistering New Orleans heat, hundreds of people of all ages snapped pictures, peppered the crew with questions and gazed in awe Saturday at a rare and majestic operational steam ...

When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist, the replacement ...

The coal was hot. The crew were ready. On July 3rd, 1938, the 4468 Mallard, an A4-class steam locomotive, was performing an alleged brake test for its London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) owners.

WORK has begun on restoring a famous steam loco – thanks to an anonymous £200,000 donation. The engine – No 5775 – shot to stardom after it featured in the classic 1970 movie version of The Railway ...