Legendary 'Big Boy' train is making a big return in 2026

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

This Tiny Steam Engine Takes A Watchmaker’s Skill To Build

When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny superlatives ...
KSAL

Final Phase of Steam Engine Rebuild

The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad’s quest to finish the restoration of its iconic steam locomotive, Santa Fe 3415, has ...
Cowboy State Daily

Big Boy 4014, World's Largest Steam Locomotive, To Make First Coast-To-Coast Tour

Cheyenne-based Big Boy 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will make its first ever coast-to-coast tour ...
Ames Tribune

A peek behind the coal: How Union Pacific's Big Boy steam engine keeps chugging

Ed Dickens checks in with his team, and after making sure everything is in order, he leans back in his chair, glances out the window, and takes in the brisk September afternoon air - and the crowd of ...
KCCI Des Moines

Jay Leno hitches ride on 'Big Boy' steam engine as the locomotive crosses Iowa

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 ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Lexington inventor created the first steamboat engine, tested on Elkhorn Creek

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...
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Making sense of steam

More than most machines, a steam locomotive's design reflects its intended use. There are reasons why high-speed passenger locomotives have tall driving wheels and two-axle leading trucks while ...