Vintage Trains recreated British Rail Western Region’s 1965 'Farewell to Steam' rail tour, from London Paddington to Bristol ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE will haul a special through Bromsgrove to mark the last steam engine to work out of London’s Paddington ...

Passenger train service in Oneonta had ended only a few years earlier, and it had been much longer since anyone had seen a steam locomotive engine running on the rails in our area. That might explain ...

The diesel 100 years later. From scrappy newcomer to industry standard, the story of diesel-electric locomotives starts with ...

Trains have changed a lot, from the first steam-powered engines to the high-tech ones we ride today. Dining and entertainment have always been a part of the journey, but they've seen much evolution.

Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...

With plumes of smoke billowing into the sky, the world’s largest steam locomotive left Wisconsin on Friday morning, bound for an afternoon stop in West Chicago. Back on the rails for the first time in ...

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 ...