Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...

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 ...

The 80-ton steam engine from the SS Canadiana has been recovered from a Ontario salvage yard and will be towed to Buffalo in the spring for display on the waterfront. That is, if there are no more ...

MABEL, Minn. — A modest blue banner hangs on the north side of Mabel, announcing that the 59th Annual Hesper-Mabel Steam Engine Days will be held Sept. 10-11. The small sign represents a big weekend ...

Hello! I cover Chautauqua County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] ARCADE, N.Y. (WKBW) — Steam Engine #18 is back on the rails again at the Arcade & ...