Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena says he wants the world’s heaviest operational steam locomotive — Big Boy 4014 — to make its first ...
A mystery American donor has given £1m to a historic steam railway in the Scottish Highlands. Strathspey Railway said the ...
A PAYING ADULT. GET IN FREE. WELL, YOU CAN SEE A PIECE OF RAILROAD HISTORY UP CLOSE IN ROSEVILLE THIS MORNING. UNION PACIFIC’S BIG BOY, THE LARGEST OPERATING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD, ARRIVED IN ...
Many Americans of Generation X and older will recall the red, white, and blue American Freedom Train that was a centerpiece of America’s glorious Bicentennial celebration. But few know that the ...
Train horns are one of the most iconic sounds in modern culture, conjuring images of spaghetti westerns, cross-country ...
Steam trains, 19th century railways, and majestic redwood forests are all part of America’s unique national treasure. What better way to celebrate each of them than by bringing them together in one ...
In the January 1949 issue, Popular Mechanics witnessed the end of the steam locomotive era as the American Locomotive Company, in its 100th year of operation (when combined with the history of its pre ...
GOSHEN — The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. (VMT) and the Virginia Scenic Railway (VSR) announced that the tickets for fall excursions on the No. 611 steam passenger locomotive are available ...