When trains moved toward using diesel engines in the early 20 th century, they replaced their steam whistles with air horns. To get an idea of what these early air horns sounded like, picture the ...

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'.

A rail enthusiast finds much to enjoy on this sociable journey that includes stays at hotels, singalongs and stops in cobbled ...

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 ...

That hit a highlight in the 1880s when steam trains were built, ... to India — via vintage trains that have been restored to ...

George McEvoy, who founded the Boothbay Railway Village Museum and dedicated his life to historic preservation in Maine, died ...

Sweet Transit first entered Steam Early Access back in the summer of 2022 but the train game is now out in its final form. Created by Ernestas Norvaišas, former 3D artist at Factorio maker Wube ...

Essex Steam Train and Riverboat just announced that tickets for its 2024 North Pole Express experience will go on sale in early September.

A 3D scan of the world's oldest model locomotive has revealed its hidden inner workings for the first time in more than 200 years. Using a CT X-Ray, experts have been able to get a glimpse of the ...

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 ...

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.