The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is being readied for a spectacle that will stretch from ocean to ocean in 2026, turning a piece of mid‑century railroading into a rolling national event.

A 1930 steam engine called The Empress pulled into downtown Franklin Park Wednesday – taking a break from its trek along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad line on its trip from Calgary, Canada ...

OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the first time in decades, the Rail Yards will reopen to a real working steam engine, marking a milestone for a major locomotive restoration project and the city-owned ...

A piece of American history will be on display this weekend in downtown Los Angeles as part of a rail safety event at Union Station. The San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society will be delivering ...

The Union Pacific Railroad used to be obsessed with power. The railroad spent decades searching for and developing one locomotive to rule them all. This search resulted in icons like the Big Boy and ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

The world's first steam locomotive to run on a public railway will make an appearance at a three-day rail event in August at Derby train maker Alstom. Locomotion No 1, as it is aptly named, was built ...

Riddle me this: what has 24 wheels, weighs more than three Jumbo Jets, and can pull five miles (eight kilometers) of cargo at seventy miles per hour full steam? That last clue should easily give it ...