Steam turbine-powered locomotives never really caught on. Similar to gas turbine engines, steam turbines are efficient at certain rpm, and extremely inefficient at many others. At high speeds, they ...

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

DAVENPORT, N.D. - Nearly a million pounds of a World War II "war hero" sat belching smoke on the railroad track for about an hour here Thursday, June 1. And before Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No.

One small word keeps coming up among those anticipating this week's historic visitor to Eastern Iowa. 'This is obviously kind of a big deal,' said Darren Ferreter. 'This is a big deal,' echoed Nick ...

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

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 ...

INVESTIGATES TAB ON OUR WEBSITE OR MOBILE APP. THE WORLD’S LARGEST STEAM ENGINE IS MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS IOWA THIS WEEK. RIGHT NOW, THE BIG BOY LOCOMOTIVE IS STOPPED FOR THE NIGHT AT THE RAIL YARD IN ...

COLDWATER — Most people who collect trains run them on tracks in basements or garages. Terry Bloom runs his trains between Coldwater and Quincy on the Indiana Northeast R.R. tracks. Little River ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

There’s no denying that while railroads have switched to diesel and electric as their primary power sources, there’s a certain allure to the age of steam. With that in mind, a group of Pennsylvania ...