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

Seneca Falls, it seems, has always been the little town that could — especially in its industrial heyday of the mid-to-late ...

About four years ago, Keith Bass and Aaron McCreight took a trip to Southern Louisiana to buy a tractor. As any mechanically ...

Built in 1872, Fenchurch was one of the Terrier tank engines used on the Weston, Clevedon, and Portishead Light Railway.

Big Boy No. 4014, described as “the Elvis Presley of locomotives,” could begin its first ever coast-to-coast tour in just a ...

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

Almost exactly 200 years ago, French physicist Sadi Carnot determined the maximum efficiency of heat engines. The Carnot ...

In Iowa, a welcoming railroad town blends local history, seasonal festivals, nearby state parks, and small-town culture less ...

A train enthusiast has spent more than five years building a miniature railway track - in his own back garden.

Alresford is not your typical train station. Situated just half an hour drive from Wrecclesham in Surrey, passengers can step ...

A train ride for Christmas? Why not?! For a Christmas that feels a little different, a ride on any of these festive trains is a lovely place to begin. Step aboard, let the journey unfold and watch ...

The owners of a new $11 million, five-star paddle steamer are hoping it will reframe the Murray River as a luxury cruising ...