The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society recently reprinted Thomas T. Taber III’s book "Short-Line Steam in Pennsylvania." ...

Although we take it for granted, one of Vancouver’s greatest advantages is that it lies at the end of a transcontinental railroad. The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway was completed in 1908 ...

People drive for miles to catch "raily" cool locomotive legends, such as Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014. They cheer and hug their loved ones as they listen to the click-clack of wheels on the tracks ...

The [rather tenuous] connection with May 10, 1869, is that President Lincoln signed the Transcontinental Railway Act and a UP steam locomotive ... of Southern Pacific 4-8-4 No. 4449, now at ...

But few know that the Freedom Train, pulled by a steam locomotive and filled with American historical artifacts, was the brainchild of none other than John Wayne. As we fast approach the 250th ...

If you are looking for a free, fun filled event mark your calendars Saturday, April 12. Historic Southern Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 18 will be operating at the Eastern California Railroad Museum in ...

ALISHAN, Taiwan, March 27 (Reuters) - Nearly a hundred passengers hopped aboard an old steam train in ... The special blossom-themed train chugged up Alishan, in the southern part of the island ...

The locomotives that pull those trains are both diesel and steam powered, but the steam locomotives draw a lot of attention. Included are the "Southern Pacific 4449", also called "The Daylight ...

AND TODAY WE INTRODUCE YOU TO THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE TRAIN ... Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, according to a history on Union Pacific's website. Last year, Roseville hosted the world's largest ...

until more efficient diesel engines made the monstrous steam locomotives obsolete. The train sat idle at a Southern California rail museum until 2013, when Union Pacific reacquired it and restored ...

My brother and I sat by the train tracks to catch a rare look at the Southern Pacific 4449 locomotive (also known as the Daylight ... They were raising money at the museum to refurbish a steam engine ...