A steam train built in 1937 is getting a makeover that will turn it into a “higher-speed” locomotive that runs on biocoal, a coal-like fuel made with woody plant material. When finished, the train ...

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

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 ...

DILLSBORO, North Carolina (WLOS) — Not long ago, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad restored an old steam engine. It’s being credited with increasing ridership for excursions through our mountains.

Old Engine No. 6 had a long and productive life. After a career pulling loads of lumber in East Texas, the barrel-chested, black-and-silver steam locomotive rests in retirement at the Texas ...

On a sliver of land in Jefferson Parish, between packed parking lots and near a helicopter landing pad, sits a bygone mode of transportation: a steam engine. The hulking Southern Pacific engine No.

This past weekend, I trekked to the Texas Transportation Museum for the express purpose of taking a ride on a historic 1925 Baldwin steam engine. What I wasn't expecting was all the chaos that ensued ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nickel Plate Road No. 765 steam locomotive heads into the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Fitzwater Maintenance Yard on April 24 ...