Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

The N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer on Thursday showed off a Class J #611 steam locomotive to promote trips to Lynchburg, Va., on April 8 and to Charlotte on April 9. Travelers will ride trains ...

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 ...

SPENCER — An iconic steam passenger engine built in 1950 is headed to Spencer for a complete restoration that should put the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 locomotive back on the rails, blowing her ...

Farewell to the Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611! This last-of-its kind locomotive from 1950 passed through New Cumberland on Monday as it made its way from Strasburg Rail Road to its next stop in ...

Steam engines are antiquated machines that most people probably can’t say they’ve ever seen run in person, much less in actual service. Tuesday morning, however, a few Pennsylvanians bore witness to a ...

Trains have changed a lot, from the first steam-powered engines to the high-tech ones we ride today. Dining and entertainment have always been a part of the journey, but they've seen much evolution.

A powerful steam locomotive, heading north, is ready to cross State Street in Fremont in this dramatic photograph from the 1950s. Notice the vintage streetlight in front of the Snooker Parlor and the ...

It’s one of the country’s treasured historic railway experiences - based right here in West Yorkshire. Snaking around the vast region’s moorland is Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (KWVR), a ...