There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few ...

After all, most of the United States replaced steam-powered locomotives in the late 1950s and early 1960s with their diesel ...

To achieve variable torque, they employed superchargers driven by a set of even-smaller ... it resembled a steam locomotive from the chassis downwards but with a very diesel-age cab and ...

A group of mostly volunteers are working to overhaul Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad's steam locomotive, the only ...

The first steam powered vehicle to run on a British road.William Murdock was a brilliant Scottish engineer and inventor. In 1777 he walked from his home in Ayrshire to Birmingham to follow his ...

MINOT, ND (KXNET) — A restored steam locomotive dating back to 1930 is ... This is the first time in history that a steam powered passenger train has made a trip covering Canada, the United ...

The public will have the chance to be among the first passengers to enjoy a nostalgic ride on the newly-restored locomotive.

Restoring a locomotive decommissioned in 1975 ... DE10 diesel train incorporated to supplement the operations of its steam-driven counterpart. The Environment Ministry designated Nikko city ...