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 ...

Versatility is a single word that sums up the Mikado-type steam locomotive. This 2-8-2 wheel arrangement became the "one size fits all" in terms of mass usage across North America's railroads.

It’s not really a dinosaur, but the Union Pacific No. 4014 Big Boy steam locomotive that rumbled and hissed to a stop at Union Station to the delight of hundreds of train enthusiasts who ...

Amid the considerable amount of discussion which has been aroused by the recent report upon the American locomotives on the Midland Railroad, the best statement has come from the pen of Mr ...

Steam locomotives, as a technological product of the 19th century, are not what you would imagine as fragile machines. The engineering involved is not inconsequential, there is little about them ...

Train enthusiasts are in for a treat this weekend. The ‘Big Boy’ steam locomotive is in town. The 83-year-old locomotive is a historic beast. It weighs in at 1.2 million pounds. It’s 132 ...

The 1.2 million pound Big Boy steam locomotive was built in the 1940s to conquer mountains while carrying equipment during World War II. Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in December ...

Shenyang steam locomotive museum has been built by Shenyang Railway Branch Bureau and Shenyang Botanical Garden, based on original Shenyang Railway steam Museum hides 15historical locomotives and ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is in Kansas City, Missouri. Union Pacific’s No. 4014, aka “Big Boy,” arrived at Union Station Tuesday evening and ...

Modern technology and traditional methods were combined to build the locomotive A new steam locomotive has been launched in Sussex. The Bluebell Railway has welcomed the LB&SCR Marsh Brighton ...

Hundreds of Kansans greet the world's largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, on Oct. 17, 2024, in North Topeka. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — The train named Big Boy was late.

This steam locomotive is a member of the Princess Coronation Class, designed by Sir William Stanier and built at Crewe in 1938. 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' worked express passenger train services ...