Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will travel coast-to-coast in commemoration of the semiquincentennial.

The train moved under its own power for the first time since 1952, following more than 30 years of restoration work by museum volunteers.

Earlier this year, the Milwaukee County Zoo announced that the popular zoo train's two steam locomotive engines would be retired and replaced by custom-built diesel engines. No changes have been made ...

The Grand Canyon Railway is celebrating with more vintage steam departures in 2026.

American Steam Railroad Preservation Association has completed a two-day steam test on American Freedom Train No. 250, with a ...

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 steam engine embarks on its first coast-to-coast tour to celebrate America's 250th anniversary.

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 ...

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 ...

It’s a milestone year, as the United States, Grand Canyon Railway, and Route 66 all celebrate significant anniversaries A steam locomotive chugs its way across the high desert plateau, carrying ...

Watertown, a town in Wilson County of about 1,550 residents as of the 2020 census, experiences a tourism boon 16-18 Saturdays per year when the train comes to town. The Tennessee Railway Museum's ...

MONTEVALLO, Alabama -- After a four-decade career in the railroad industry that mostly included selling tickets as a station agent in Wilton, retired Montevallo resident Bill Legg still gets excited ...

For the first time since the 1950s, a steam-powered locomotive will whistle through Genesee Valley. Starting this weekend, and continuing Aug. 26-27, the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum ...