Norfolk Southern (NS) is celebrating America’s anniversary with its America’s 250th locomotive series of six custom units ...

ELY, Nev. (KTNV) — In one Nevada community, the history of the American railway is kept alive and well. "Our trains are 100 and 150 years old, and that's what we run. We have people who will reserve ...

The Northwest Railway Museum is completing a trade this week that will send a 1951 diesel engine from their collection to Nevada, and bring a 1940 locomotive from Longview to its original home in King ...

In the January 1949 issue, Popular Mechanics witnessed the end of the steam locomotive era as the American Locomotive Company, in its 100th year of operation (when combined with the history of its pre ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

A magical Washington train ride takes passengers through forested scenery, vintage railcars, and the kind of old-fashioned ...

History lessons come in all forms. Occasionally, lessons can come barreling in at more than 100 miles per hour and weighing over half a million pounds. This is the case with the Norfolk & Western ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo welcomed a new diesel engine to its train fleet. An inaugural ride for Engine No. 2025 is open to the public on Saturday, Sept. 13. The long-running steam locomotives, a ...

SABINE COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A Deep East Texas group is on a mission to preserve and relocate a nearly 100-year-old specialized train car. “It’s really important to see how we got where we are,” said ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the ...