British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...

The 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive helped open the advancement in Super Power steam technology through size, speed, ...

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 ...

Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

In 2004, the Pere Marquette became the “North Pole Express” as “The Polar Express” hit theaters across the country, following days of capturing sound and video of the train for the now-beloved ...

Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...

Noel Poirier, executive director of the Age of Steam Roundhouse, walks near Canadian Pacific No. 1293, built in 1948 by Canadian Locomotive Co. It is one of two steam locomotives at the Age of Steam ...

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 ...

A locomotive that served Dorset from the 1930s will star in a three-day steam gala. The volunteer run Swanage Railway, will host No. 926 Repton which hauled trains across the county during World War ...