The Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire has issued a tribute for the centenary of the closure of the Portstewart Steam Tramway in Northern Ireland.

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Tobu ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

It isn't much of a stretch to proclaim the 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive as the "poster child" of the Super Power era of steam locomotives. "Berkshire," "Kanawha," "Big Emma" - regardless of ...

HUNTINGTON — A historic steam locomotive on display in Huntington for more than 60 years has been acquired by an Ohio museum. The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum announced on its website Monday the ...

The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad aims to restore iconic steam locomotive Santa Fe 3415 by Labor Day 2027, with the help ...

BOYERTOWN, Pa. — Something's been missing from the Colebrookdale Railroad. In its future now lies a gift from the past. "If you think about Pennsylvania's golden era, there really is no machine that ...

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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 ...

A piece of American history will be on display this weekend in downtown Los Angeles as part of a rail safety event at Union Station. The San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society will be delivering ...

THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENERGY STORY: How These Locomotives Used Energy and What Was Done to Make Them More Efficient. By Walter Simpson. The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. Hardcover, 144 ...