Zac McGinnis is guiding the brothers as they volunteer at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. “It was built to pull ...

Front truck. Steam locomotives are made in many wheel arrangements. The streamlined beauty above is a 4-6-2, meaning it has a four-wheel truck in front (called an "engine" truck), six much taller ...

How do you restore an entire steam locomotive? Slowly. And with lots of help. The post Hobbyists Restore and Run Steam Locomotive–For 1st Ride in 44 Years appeared first on MotorBiscuit.

An original Reading Railroad locomotive may soon be back on the tracks. After more than a decade of work, a project to restore Locomotive No. 2100 is wrapping up, according to representatives of ...

Model boats and two vintage motorbikes were among the collectors' items and family heirlooms stolen from the home of an ...

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 through the area.

Darlington is set to play host to a 'living, breathing pageant of steam' that'll wow railways fans with the 'thunderous ...

The General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society has released a strategy update after Swindon and Cricklade ...

Trichy: A refurbished steam locomotive of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), which underwent comprehensive maintenance at ...

Twenty-five Big Boy locomotives, which weigh 1.2 million pounds and are 130 feet long, were completed for Union Pacific in 1941. No. 4014 then drove 1,031,205 miles and was in service for 20 years ...

Efforts are picking up steam to try to restore the locomotive at Stormont Vail Events Center, move it elsewhere in Topeka and display it under a roof. ... "It's missing a lot of parts," Perry said.

It served as a parts locomotive for the American Freedom Train during the nation’s bicentennial celebration in 1975-76. It was once owned by Richard P. Kughn, former CEO of Lionel Trains Inc.