British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...
The world's largest operating steam engine, Big Boy No. 4014, is returning to Utah for a two day stop in April.Union ...
There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...
The Autopian on MSN
One of the world's biggest locomotives was as long as a Boeing 747 and was powered by a coal-burning turbine that ate itself
The Union Pacific Railroad used to be obsessed with power. The railroad spent decades searching for and developing one locomotive to rule them all. This search resulted in icons like the Big Boy and ...
Cheyenne-based Big Boy 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will make its first ever coast-to-coast tour ...
Union Pacific (UP) is joining in the celebration of 250 years of American independence and innovation this year with its ...
Steam engines are antiquated machines that most people probably can’t say they’ve ever seen run in person, much less in actual service. Tuesday morning, however, a few Pennsylvanians bore witness to a ...
A locomotive is being refurbished and modernized at GE's factory in Fort Worth After some bad years, things are looking up for the freight rail industry right now — and that’s being felt at GE’s ...
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O Railroad), founded in 1827 in Maryland, was the first major railroad in the United States to carry both passengers and freight using steam-powered locomotives.
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results