On this day in 2020, the UK’s newest mainline steam train crossed the Tees Valley to revisit the route of the first steam locomotive to run on a public railway exactly 195 years prior. Locomotion No.

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 ...

Steam engines are antiquated machines that most people probably can’t say they’ve ever seen run in person, much less in actual service. Tuesday morning, however, a few Pennsylvanians bore witness to a ...

Three historic steam locomotives are gearing up for cross-country adventures from Liverpool stations. Guests will have a chance to admire the trains in nostalgic journeys celebrating 200 years of the ...

Forty years ago, there was a lot going on in "Train World." New museums, mainline steam programs, railroad-specific historical societies, and innovative preservation projects spawned a sense that ...

There’s no denying that while railroads have switched to diesel and electric as their primary power sources, there’s a certain allure to the age of steam. With that in mind, a group of Pennsylvania ...

A caboose brings up the rear of a train. (Photo by Art Smith) A group of historical amusement park steam engines continue to work building up steam and doing what they were designed to do, haul people ...

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