Sierra Railway Locomotive No. 3, a 134-year-old, complex piece of oil-fired, steam-driven machinery made up of thousands of ...

The vast majority of trains on the planet depend on the friction (also known as adhesion traction) between steel drive wheels and steel rails to turn power into motion, but the somewhat slippery metal ...

The Nickel Plate 190 locomotive makes a return to the tracks, captivating rail fans at Steamtown National Historic Site ...

JAMESTOWN – California State Parks and the California State Railroad Museum Foundation encourage the community and rail ...

A look at rare diesel locomotives still in regular service and the dwindling fleet of these unique and historic workhorses.

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The engine headed via rail car on Thursday from Middleton to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom.

Built for Southern Railway, the high-hood diesel spent decades hauling freight before moving to Colebrookdale Railroad.

For instance, an RTI response revealed that 24 types of diesel locomotives withdrawn from service in Southern Railway, as of March 28, 2025, had a cumulative cost of ₹1,327.1 million. Some of these ...

In Paris, a Nazi locomotive is hidden in the middle of artists' studios A steam engine that pulled deportation trains at the end of World War II was transformed into a work of art by a French ...

UK: Testing is underway with what is thought to be the first installation of European Train Control System equipment on an operational steam locomotive, as part of a plan to secure the long-term ...

The new wooden cab of the 1385 steam locomotive looms in the background at Spec Machine near Middleton as Steve Roudebush looks over some of the blueprints. The cab will be installed on the engine in ...