There are just a couple days left to ride the last coal-fired steam locomotive at the Milwaukee County Zoo—one of the days being this coming Saturday, Sept. 14. Partly for environmental reasons, the ...

The February derailment of a coal train that dumped more than 4,000 tons of coal on the Fond du Lac Reservation was caused by a broken wheel, BNSF Railways said. BNSF spokesperson Amy McBeth said the ...

Discover Pennsylvania’s mining heritage on this underground train ride through a historic coal mine deep beneath the surface.

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, JUST WEST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, MAKING SOME HISTORY TODAY. INSTEAD OF BOARDING THE BIG YELLOW BUS, THEY GOT ON A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO. NOW THAT’S THE ...

HUNTINGTON — The relocation of the former Chesapeake & Ohio Railway steam engine displayed near 14th Street West has begun as the coal tender attached to the locomotive displayed in Huntington since ...

THOMASTON -- The hiss of steam, the steady chugging of the engine, the call of the whistle echoing off the hills... These were the sounds of the iron horse, the American steam locomotive, the Machine ...

On Thursday, Sept. 1, two World War II era train locomotives that were donated from Fergus Falls are now on the tracks at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion. An engineer Thursday, Sept. 1, ...

Hundreds of visitors flocked to the historic rail town of Roseville on Friday to see the world’s largest steam locomotive during its two-day visit. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, normally housed in ...

The Santa Fe 2926 rolled down the tracks under its own steam power after an ambitious 20-year volunteer-run restoration. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...