I was sitting on our patio accompanied by a beautiful afternoon in mid-October where a blue sky was paintbrushed with clouds ...

The decades-long effort to advance the design and technology of steam locomotives constantly circled back to the idea of “make it bigger.” Articulated engines took that notion and doubled it both ...

June 17, 2024--Union Pacific announced today that its legendary steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 will embark on a second tour this year, with a trip planned this fall in middle America ...

No. 4014 began life as a coal burning locomotive ... the math and no CAD systems to plot out the drawings. No. 5: Diesel locomotives carry along dried sand, which is applied to the rails in ...

In 2024, CPKC stole some of 4014’s thunder with its “Final Spike Tour” using ... So perhaps the steam story of 2025 will see these two great steam locomotives on the same stage. CP Hudson No. 2816 ...

“The first time the Big Boy 4014 went by, there were roughly 2,500 to 3000 people ... They wanted photos of that historic steam locomotive with the historic water tower behind it. And then they raised ...

Taller Puertorriqueño’s El Día de Reyes comes to el Barrio on January 6 with live music, gift giving, and a parade. Taller ...

After a career pulling loads of lumber in East Texas, the barrel-chested, black-and-silver steam locomotive rests in retirement at the Texas Transportation Museum in San Antonio. Built in 1911 by ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — The newly appointed governor of Damascus has called on the United States to use its influence to push for cordial relations with Israel. In a wide-ranging interview with NPR ...

Kamloops' beloved steam locomotive may be back on new tracks by 2026 to run one of the world's longest steam-powered rail excursions. After talks of keeping the historic train off the rails to ...