SPRINGFIELD, Wis. (AP) — The American Locomotive Co. was once one of the largest builders of steam engines in the world. In 1907, six years after the New York company was formed by a merger of the ...

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 that ...

GENESEE TWP, MI -- Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission officials are preparing to complete the assessment of Steam Locomotive #464 for a rebuild to continue to provide rides for years to ...

Motive Power Resources announced that it has completed its first locomotive overhaul at its new heavy overhaul and repair facility in Minooka, Ill. The rebuilt EMD SD38, upgraded with a ZTR Nexus ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A storied veteran will soon come out of retirement to again scale mountains in southwest Colorado. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s Locomotive ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As soon as the end of next year, Nashvillians could once again hear a distinct whistle that once rang through Music City as locomotive No. 576 pulled passengers and freight ...

BE A PRIVATE EVENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 67 YEAR STEAM LOCOMOTIVE. 2926 IS MAKING TRACKS AND GOING PLACES TODAY FROM ITS HOME YARD ON EIGHTH STREET TO A PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT A BREWPUB A MILE AND A ...

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) ...

Steve Roudebush, co-owner of SPEC Machine, shows how an Underwood cylinder-boring machine is used to make the cylinders and valves round during restoration work on the Chicago & North Western 1385 ...

Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...