The first steam locomotive to haul a passenger-carrying train on a public railway is set to go on display in Derby.

Journey times on this route were cut from 11.5 to 8.5 hours within a few weeks. Improved train brakes helped unlock the full potential of steam. Passenger trains were beginning to travel at speeds ...

Passenger train service from New York to the Lehigh Valley ended in 1967; the last passenger train to Philadelphia ran in 1979. Currently, the next step in the restoration process is hung up on ...