To an energy engineer, there is nothing more awesome than live steam locomotives because that is where our discipline began. Drawn by the allure of steam, I took a day trip over the holiday to visit a ...

As the summer season heats up ahead of the United States’ 250th birthday, so does the lineup of large mainline locomotives that will be in steam to mark the occasion. However, it wouldn’t hurt to ...

Celebrated rail photographer John Kirkland set out to film every type of steam locomotive that the Southern Pacific operated in the mid 20th century This anthology is the culmination of Kirklands life ...

Over the last several years, a group of people have been trying to bring a part of that robust history back to life. The group is the Texas Railway Preservation Association (TRPA), and its existence ...

At the southern end of the Kern County Museum’s Pioneer Village sits a grand turn-of-the-century steam locomotive, an impressive nod to a bygone era, that will be celebrated in July, 69 years after it ...

Trains were once the lifeline in America, and the steam engine was the heart and soul. One of those steamers, the 1919 Southern Pacific engine No. 2852, is one display at the Glenn County Fairgrounds ...

Union Pacific Railroad's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will make a stop in South Philly on the Fourth of July to mark the nation's 250th anniversary. The heritage ...