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The Houghton County Historical Society has restored and recertified the Calumet & Hecla Mine #3 Steam Locomotive. Visitors ...
The Nickel Plate 190 locomotive makes a return to the tracks, captivating rail fans at Steamtown National Historic Site ...
A look at rare diesel locomotives still in regular service and the dwindling fleet of these unique and historic workhorses.
The Strasburg Rail Road stands proudly in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, where horse-drawn buggies share roads with ...
Leaders of the Waioli and Nuhou corporations, their invited guests, and employees celebrated not only the 100th anniversary ...
The No. 7 Baldwin steam locomotive was put throught its paces during a practice run along the waterfront on Monday, June 16, ...
Restoration of Reading Railroad locomotive on track to finish soon A nearly decadelong project to restore Reading Railroad Locomotive No. 2100 is expected to wrap up in 2026.
BALDWIN WORKS DINNER; Great Locomotive Builders Celebrate Seventieth Anniversary. Banquet Given at Philadelphia Union League -- Speech of Assistant Attorney General James M. Beck.
How a 1941 Steam Locomotive Became an Inspiration for a Blockbuster Movie This family holiday favorite has its roots in the history of the American railroad ...
In 1928 Baldwin made fewer locomotives than in 1873. Modern locomotives (a good-sized one costs about $100,000) last longer and do more work.
Efforts are picking up steam to try to restore the locomotive at Stormont Vail Events Center, move it elsewhere in Topeka and display it under a roof.
These locomotives hail from the golden era of steam engines in the United States, spanning from the 1870s — when steam power was rapidly transforming transportation — through to the height of ...