THE project to build Britain's most powerful express passenger steam locomotive has taken another step forward – with work carried out on the driver's cab. A trial fitting of the driver's cab for No.

The long-running steam locomotives, a visitor favorite, took their final lap last year. Here's how to be a part of Engine No.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The Union Pacific Museum is excited to offer the opportunity for one lucky person to ride in the cab of No. 4014, the iconic "Big Boy" locomotive, on July 3 from Pine Bluffs all ...

The Emery Rail Heritage Trust has awarded $60,000 in grants to Friends of the 261 and the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS) to fund Positive Train Control (PTC) on two historic steam ...

CHEYENNE — It’s longer than two city buses, weighs more than a Boeing 747 fully loaded with passengers and can pull 16 Statues of Liberty over a mountain. The Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive rolled ...

Life is full of wonderful occupational prospects when you're 6 or 7: professional Wiffle ball player or coloring-book artist, designer of Jetsons-style flying cars and, best of all, steam-locomotive ...

If you ever manage to take a peek inside the train operator's compartment on the subway, the whole operation might strike you as kind of simple. There aren't a whole lot of controls to work with. But ...