Union Pacific plans to send Big Boy No. 4014 on a transcontinental trip next year as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary ...

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena says he wants the world’s heaviest operational steam locomotive — Big Boy 4014 — to make its first ...

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 ...

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...

Photo courtesy of Alstom Cummins teamed with France-based train manufacturer Alstom to produce the first hydrogen-powered passenger train in North America. It’s powered by roof-mounted Accelera ...

This weekend's Autumn Steam Weekend at the West Somerset Railway will feature three locomotives that spent much of their ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Passenger railroads nationwide will now be required to install video recorders inside their locomotives, but the head of the National Transportation ...

Following its successful Autumn Diesel and Steam Galas, the Great Central Railway has announced the first guest locomotive ...

West Somerset Railway’s Autumn Steam Weekend (17–19 Oct) showcases r Boots Number 1, historic engines, and GWR 813.