Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad has added a couple historic train engines to its fleet. And these two workhorses are no stranger to a national park. The scenic railroad that makes daily excursions ...

Here we round up the 10 fastest diesel locomotives ever.

RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2024 ISSUE: The locomotive market is in a state of flux with numerous options in multiple stages of design and test. Apologies for the all-too-obvious wordplays, but the market for ...

The Painesville Railroad Museum will be hosting the dedication of its new Engine Barn from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Painesville Depot, 475 Railroad St. “Now that the interior of our Engine ...

The Collinwood 999 Engine now has a new home at the Painesville Railroad Museum. The museum hosted the dedication of the engine’s new barn on Aug. 24 at the Painesville Depot, 475 Railroad St. The ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

ABILENE, Kan. (KSNW) — Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad says they will be able to operate their historic steam engine one more year before it has to undergo its federally mandated 15 year ...

When the locomotives met, their boilers exploded almost simultaneously, hurling metal fragments and debris high into the air.

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad announced Wednesday it will delay resuming its coal-fired steam-train passenger service until at least July 12. The decision is to “ensure guest, employee ...