For the latter half of the 19th century and up through WWI, there was tremendous growth in the railroad sector, and lanterns ...

Train horns serve as safety signals, using specific patterns to communicate with staff and pedestrians. Know why trains honk ...

3985 and Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014. To find articulated steam locomotives that still operate, check out the Great American Steam Locomotives: Articulateds DVD from Trains.

Britain's oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive, Furness 20 (built in 1863), is set to visit Tanfield Railway this May during ...

A luxury steam train journey will skirt along the Cumbrian coast next month. Step back in time to a golden age of rail travel and enjoy a luxurious steam powered journey with ‘spectacular’ views of ...

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

The trains are destinations in themselves ... They traverse deserts, mountains, forests and canyons, pulled by diesel and steam into parts of nature reachable only by rail. They’re rolling ...

This month, I joined thousands of rail enthusiasts to attend the ELR "Legends of Steam" event. It took place from March 14 to 16 and showcased a handful of locomotive legends to mark the 200th ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.