Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500. Despite ...

The key to articulated steam locomotives involves two separate ... a welcome sight along main lines, short lines, and logging railroads. Initially, tractive effort at low speeds was the name ...

"There's a lot of excitement," Andy Spinelli, president of the museum, said this week. "We still have a lot of work to do, but it’s huge and monumental." ...

Union Pacific Railroad’s “Challenger” No. 3985, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will stop in Shakopee as part of a five-state, 1,750-mile tour from Cheyenne, Wyo., to ...

There are steam locomotives, and then there’s “Big Boy.” At 604 tons and 132 feet long and with a 4-8-8-4-wheel arrangement, it is the largest, most powerful steam locomotive in the world.

O. Winston Link was a pioneering American commercial photographer. Best known for his images of steam locomotives, Link is responsible for developing the equipment and techniques that allowed for some ...