The Union Pacific Railroad used to be obsessed with power. The railroad spent decades searching for and developing one locomotive to rule them all. This search resulted in icons like the Big Boy and ...

A steam locomotive last used during the era of King Coal will take passengers on scenic rides through Berks County this weekend and next. Jeddo Coal Co. No. 85 arrived at the Allentown and Auburn ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has debuted its first locomotive that runs on oil, a more environmentally friendly fuel source that holds less fire risk than a ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The relocation of the former Chesapeake & Ohio Railway steam engine displayed near 14th Street West has begun as the coal tender attached to the locomotive displayed in Huntington ...

SPENCER — Visitors can once again climb into the cab of an authentic steam locomotive, operating the engine themselves on the historic grounds of the N.C. Transportation Museum. An annual offering at ...

There are just a couple days left to ride the last coal-fired steam locomotive at the Milwaukee County Zoo—one of the days being this coming Saturday, Sept. 14. Partly for environmental reasons, the ...

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DURANGO, Colo. — The owner of a famous tourist railroad in Colorado is making plans to keep his trains running during periods of high fire danger. The engines that currently run on the Durango & ...

Train 2522 is a hulking figure of rusting black metal, echoing back to its heyday when the train hauled tons of coal throughout the state. For more than half a century, children played on the train at ...