The American Steam Railroad Preservation Association is aiming for an initial test firing of Reading Co. 4-8-4 No. 2100 ...

The decades-long effort to advance the design and technology of steam locomotives constantly circled back to the idea of "make it bigger." Articulated engines took that notion and doubled it both ...

Brand-new Milwaukee Road class A 4-4-2 Atlantic-type No. 4 stands for a portrait at the road’s West Milwaukee Shops on Sept. 15, 1937. Alco built class As Nos. 1 and 2 in 1935, No. 3 in 1936, and No.

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Why is there a huge American steam locomotive in a small Cumbrian village?Why is there a huge American steam locomotive in a small Cumbrian village?

ELY, Nev. (KTNV) — In one Nevada community, the history of the American railway is kept alive and well. "Our trains are 100 and 150 years old, and that's what we run. We have people who will ...

Which is faster—the steam or electric locomotive? On the face of the latest returns, the “juice” seems to have it. At Erie, Pa., last week a speed of 105 miles an hour was attained over a ...

The worker was fired for refusing to issue steam locomotive and conductor licenses to an untrained and unqualified management ...

O. Winston Link was a pioneering American commercial photographer. Best known for his images of steam locomotives, Link is responsible for developing the equipment and techniques that allowed for some ...

This steam locomotive is a member of the Princess Coronation Class, designed by Sir William Stanier and built at Crewe in 1938. 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' worked express passenger train services ...