The railway said diesel engines would be used instead to reduce the risk of fires.

Bure Valley Railway hopes to resume steam services soon amid the prolonged scorching weather, which has forced it to switch from steam to diesel ...

Built in the 1940s, Big Boy No. 4014 retired in 1961 after traveling for more than one million miles. It's now making its way across the country in honor of America's 250th birthday ...

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 ...

Steam locomotives are the closest thing humans have created to a living ‘thing’. They require finesse and careful attention to get the best out of them, need to be warmed up gently and then disposed ...

There is still time to catch Big Boy aka the world’s largest operating steam locomotive before its first coast-to-coast tour wraps up. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 still has stops scheduled in ...

The safety of animals and visitors is "paramount" during the dry weather, it says.

Any big passenger or freight train engine is a marvel, a creature of metal, capable of pulling tremendous weight and traveling untired for miles. But there’s something dreamy about a steam locomotive, ...

Huge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country.

A steam locomotive winding through a mountainous landscape is an unforgettable sight. For British photographer David Kitching, it’s a spectacle that doesn’t grow old – even if mainline steam trains ...