In 1928, the Northern Pacific went shopping for a locomotive that could eliminate doubleheading on the eastern end of its ...

For the first time since the 1950s, a steam-powered locomotive will whistle through Genesee Valley. Starting this weekend, and continuing Aug. 26-27, the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum ...

Five years after World War II ended, it became apparent to the railroads that steam locomotives were not the motive power of the choice. While a half dozen locomotive builders were assembling ...

The 1929 locomotive will now run in Norfolk after being found in a convent An industrial steam engine found in a convent has started a new chapter on the coast. The 1929 locomotive, called "Newstead", ...

GOSHEN — The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. (VMT) and the Virginia Scenic Railway (VSR) announced that the tickets for fall excursions on the No. 611 steam passenger locomotive are available ...

Which is faster—the steam or electric locomotive? On the face of the latest returns, the “juice” seems to have it. At Erie, Pa., last week a speed of 105 miles an hour was attained over a short test ...

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