The 80-year-old locomotive underwent reconstruction, boiler refurbishment and repairs to the superheaters in the past year.

In 1928, the Northern Pacific went shopping for a locomotive that could eliminate doubleheading on the eastern end of its ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

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 ...

The Pere Marquette No. 1225 was built in 1941 and is an iconic piece of Michigan history. Each winter, the railroad offers ...

After a $500,000 overhaul, the William H. Simpson No. 17 steam engine is back to enchant York County's holiday season ...

A steam locomotive built in 1937 was given a cosmetic makeover to prepare for its clean energy future. (Coalition for Sustainable Rail) What happens when you combine a steam locomotive from the past ...

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 ...

A Central Coast holiday event built around restored steam locomotives and vintage Disney train cars will return next week as ...

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 ...

Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What happens when you combine a steam locomotive from the past century with a new "biocoal" ...