An illustration from 1890 showing the progress in railways - from early steam trains used for industry to trains catering to tourists. From the 'Victorian Toy Book of Dean and Son'.

The "cab-forward" design of steam locomotives, while an innovative idea, was often more trouble than it was worth. This ...

Critics of early steam-spewing locomotives, for example, thought “that women’s bodies were not designed to go at 50 miles an hour,” and worried that “[female passengers’] uteruses would ...

Leeds Industrial Museum’s miniature recreation of a pioneering early steam locomotive recently underwent a detailed CT X-Ray survey using sophisticated equipment at the University of Leeds.

Train enthusiasts and history buffs alike will soon have a new Southeast Asian destination, as Vietnam prepares to unveil a revamped pair of vintage steam locomotives from the 1960s.

Beginning in the 1770s, many people tried to make cars that would run on steam. Some early steam cars worked well, and some did not. Some were fire pumpers that moved by themselves, and others were ...