A look at rare diesel locomotives still in regular service and the dwindling fleet of these unique and historic workhorses.

The East Broad Top Railroad in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania has restored a 107-year-old, steam-powered locomotive built by Philadelphia's Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia. The foundation ...

Sources History of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1831-1902 A Short History of American Locomotive Builders in the Steam Era, John H. White, (1982). Extent 9 Cubic feet (4 drawers) Date 1870-1890 ...

Of the thousands of steam engines that were manufactured, few were designed to provide the raw power these behemoths of engineering used to push and pull.

Despite various mergers and acquisitions and an increased attention to the development of diesel engines a slow but sure decline set in. Baldwin declared bankruptcy in 1935. World War Two brought a ...

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 ...