Dick Christianson, the founding editor of Classic Toy Trains and the consummate cheerleader for Lionel trains of the postwar era, was recently asked about his top locomotive. He’s owned several great ...

This is estimated by multiplying the pressure of the steam per inch on the area of ... horse power may be very large, and the very best locomotives expend a vast amount of power in proportion ...

BERLIN — Germany’s famed Harz Mountain Railway — a 140-kilometer (87.5-mile) meter-gauge network run by the Harzer ...

On October 15 of this year, senior Southern California train fans experienced locomotive déjà vu. It was fascinating and sad ...

Relive the Golden Age of railway travel on the best and most iconic historic routes that still run today, from the Orient Express to the Rocky Mountaineer.

The Milwaukee County Zoo steam locomotive engines have been a staple since the zoo’s inception. However, the attraction is no ...

Amid the considerable amount of discussion which has been aroused by the recent report upon the American locomotives on the Midland Railroad, the best statement has come from the pen of Mr ...

MTA notes the new locomotives will travel much farther under electric power than the current fleet of locomotives they will ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently unveiled the first two of 33 state-of-the-art, 4,200-horsepower ...

A key British invention, the first steam locomotive debuted in 1804 ... you can experience some of England's best countryside views as you take a lazy seven-mile journey through the Eskdale ...

The Erlestoke Manor Fund has announced plans for its two GWR Manor locomotives. The group own two Manor locomotives, 7812 ...