"There's a lot of excitement," Andy Spinelli, president of the museum, said this week. "We still have a lot of work to do, ...

State officials say a train derailment in rural Maine that spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel and hospitalized three workers ...

Officials say as a shorter train car is approaching the station, a message will be broadcast to let riders know the train ...

An iconic steam engine was pictured in Carlisle over the weekend in the first of this year’s growing list of steam excursions to the county. The Battle of Britain Class Steam locomotive 34067 ...

Compared to their traditional reciprocating rod-driven counterparts, geared steam locomotives can be seen as “oddballs” to the casual eye. They certainly fit that bill with their unique styles of ...

Hy-polite Uhry, and Henry A. Luttgens, both of Patterson, N. J., for overheating steam within the smoke box of locomotive engines for the purpose of improving the working of steam in cylinders ...

Scheduled to begin service in 2028, the initiative will introduce seven BEMU trainsets for the Fairmount Line.

A railway museum is pushing an “inconspicuous” century-old steam locomotive into the spotlight after unconfirmed rumors spread that it inspired the setting for Japan’s greatest box-office ...

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QUESTION: Why is George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren? Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because ...