They might be outdated, but their mechanism is still mesmerizing, and there’s something nostalgic about watching and hearing a steam locomotive. It’s not something an electric motor can give you, ever ...

In the late 1950s, photographer O. Winston Link decided to document the end of an era -- capturing steam trains in pictures and sound recordings. Using an 80-pound tape recorder hooked up to a ...

The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive made a stop in Altoona as thousands gathered to greet the train Tuesday and send it off Wednesday morning. The 4014 is the only operational Big Boy steam ...

NEW ORLEANS – There’s something about a steam engine that brings back good memories. It’s fun. It’s vintage. For a little while over the weekend, residents can get those nostalgic feelings again, and ...

Ding-ding-ding. Clackety clack. WHOOOOOOT! Noises, first and foremost, are what people remember about trains. Not for nothing is "choo-choo" one of the first words most kids learn to say — somewhere ...

Remember that train engine that used to sit in Centennial Park? It’s on its way back to the rails. The restoration process for steam engine 576 (proper name Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 576) ...

In the January 1949 issue, Popular Mechanics witnessed the end of the steam locomotive era as the American Locomotive Company, in its 100th year of operation (when combined with the history of its pre ...