The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam engine technology. However, it was a revolutionary technology that, upon ...

Technology tends to have a way of becoming smaller as it evolves. The ever-convenient microchip and lithium-ion battery serve in tandem as the brains of so many devices today, and their sleek and ...

Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.

It was like Christmas morning for Maxwell Merry. His mom, Jordan, said Max was up at 5 a.m. and ready to head out to be one of the first train enthusiasts in northern Ohio to greet the Nickel Plate ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As soon as the end of next year, Nashvillians could once again hear a distinct whistle that once rang through Music City as locomotive No. 576 pulled passengers and freight ...

Norfolk Southern Corp. has donated $1.5 million to get the Virginia Museum of Transportation’s classic Norfolk & Western J-Class 611 steam engine working again. The railroad company sold a 1959 ...

On Saturday, May 13, visitors to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland can take a ride on an 111-year-old steam locomotive. Nowadays, most trains are electric or diesel-powered, but ...

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 ...

The North Pole Express holiday train trips will use diesel locomotives instead of the historic Pere Marquette 1225 steam engine. An unforeseen mechanical issue with the steam locomotive was discovered ...