Downtown Raleigh harbors many secrets and hidden relics from the city's past. We walk past many of these pieces of hidden history each day without even realizing their importance. Tucked away behind a ...

As part of the Black Country Society’s contribution to Railway 200, the celebration of 200 years of the railways in Britain, ...

The end of an era in Massachusetts railroading was witnessed at Union Station last night by Mayor Capeless and nearly 100 spectators as the last steam locomotive on the Boston & Albany line paid its ...

The famous Union Pacific Big Boy was the heaviest steam locomotive ever built when it became operational in the 1940s. An icon of the American railroads, it was retired from service in 1959 as the ...

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 ...

In November of 1945, the Pennsylvania Railroad rolled out the T1: the first of its new class of high-speed steam locomotives. Penned by the same hand that gave us the Coke bottle, the T1 was built ...

True train fans know that steam locomotives offer a unique experience. It's like stepping back to a quieter time — a time when slow travel ruled and every seat provided the best view onboard. Just a ...

About 75 persons, many of them alerted by the grapevine that unites railroad buffs, gathered at Penn Central's Pittsfield Junction this morning to view the American Freedom Train as it made a brief, ...

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 ...