Many Americans of Generation X and older will recall the red, white, and blue American Freedom Train that was a centerpiece ...

Discover how CPR No. 2816 and UP No. 4014 fully embrace big steam and PTC, and reset the stage for other mainline locomotives ...

Dozens and dozens of steam locomotives have been revived over the past 60-plus years, and many bear the fingerprints, often ...

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Byron “Barney” Gramling has traveled all around the country with his Vulcan Iron Works Saddle tank steam engine. The engine made its way to the Quad Cities and along with i came a ...

CLEVELAND - The American Steam Railroad Preservation Association's restoration of Reading Co. T-1 No. 2100 has reached a major milestone with successful steam tests of the locomotive. The tests of ...

From the Nevada desert to the Oregon coast, these heritage railroads allow you to see the stars while rolling through the ...

A miniature locomotive display near the entrance serves as a perfect appetizer for the feast of railroad memorabilia waiting ...

Hy-polite Uhry, and Henry A. Luttgens, both of Patterson, N. J., for overheating steam within the smoke box of locomotive engines for the purpose of improving the working of steam in cylinders ...

“Muscle, Iron, and Steam: The Railroad in Art and Image,” an exhibition celebrating the power and nostalgia of the railroad opened Friday at the Hazleton Art League The exhibit highlights ...