Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...

History is set to whistle back into the misty hills of Darjeeling. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), a UNESCO world ...

OWEGO (WBNG) -- Construction is underway for the Owego “Steamer House” project which aims to preserve the rich history of the fire department’s steam engine. The project is led by the Owego Hose Team.

DILLSBORO, North Carolina (WLOS) — Not long ago, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad restored an old steam engine. It’s being credited with increasing ridership for excursions through our mountains.

The old-fashioned toot of the steam whistle heralded the arrival of steam locomotive No. 8444 – one of the last operating steam locomotives – near the Expo ’74 grounds. It was hauling eight train cars ...

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 ...