Smoke billows from the stack of the steam-powered tractor as it chugs along, sounding like a train locomotive. At a top speed ...

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 ...

The engine of a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Commuter Rail train overheated Thursday afternoon, causing smoke to billow across the area. The incident happened just after 3 p.m. on board ...

Remember that train engine that used to sit in Centennial Park? It’s on its way back to the rails. The restoration process for steam engine 576 (proper name Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 576) ...

What’s 40 tons, shiny black and a jaw-dropping experience for kids of all ages? If getting close to a working steam locomotive, with giant steel wheels, drive rods as long as a car and hundreds of ...

A train enthusiast reflects on the grandeur of the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, recently returned to service. A crowd gathered to watch as Union Pacific 4014 pulled into Hearne, ...