It’s 7:30 a.m. and our Trains crew has arrived at the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad and Museum in Mineral, Washington for a steam engine cab ride. It’s about a two-hour plus drive from Carnation ...

The "cab-forward" design of steam locomotives, while an innovative idea, was often more trouble than it was worth. This design aimed to solve the visibility issue by placing the cab at the front of ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo is parting ways with its steam engines to make way for new ... "When you're 16 and start a job you don’t ever think you’ll be in the cab of a steam engine," said ...

In this supplied photo, the Polson No. 2 steam engine heads southeast from Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland. Volunteers at the center will fire up the Polson No. 2 for National ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Improvements in the Steam Engine ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 20 No. 23 (June 1869), p. 361 doi:10.1038 ...

Years ago, the world's first steam engines paved the way for the technological advancements that we see today. Let's take a look at how they worked.

A woman and child wait to board the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, a 19th-century steam railway that travels from Le Crotoy to St.-Valery-sur-Somme along the Picardy Coast of France.

The driver and fireman of Flying Scotsman on November, 30 1934, when it became the first engine to officially be recorded at 100mph Second World War By now, Scotsman was old technology.

End of the line feared for steam trains after plans to abolish traditional railway 'traffic lights' signals. By SOPHIE CARLIN. Published: 04:27 EDT, 21 April 2025 | Updated: 04:45 EDT, 21 April 2025 ...

After it was put out of service, the steam engine became the backdrop of thousands of family photos in Centennial Park. Kids would climb on the train and play in the cab, pulling on the throttle ...

Big Boy No. 4014 is one of 25 large steam engines — weighing about 1.2 million pounds, measuring 132 feet long and boasting 7,000 horsepower — that the Union Pacific Railroad built during ...