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 ...

As a child, one of the more significant attributes was the sheer size of the engine and freight cars. Some of our model trains had modern engines, but for many, the older steam engines prevailed with ...

When he bought the Czech engine in 1967, he dubbed it the "504," making a dinner plate-sized medallion with the number on it that he mounted on the engine's front.

It has an 18 horsepower engine. The water tank in the front swings out for repairs, so that the engineer would not have to crawl back into the belly of the machine, and the clutch lever and throttle ...

News Spokane Antique gas and steam engines at fair kept in good condition, for a purpose Mon., Sept. 9, 2019 Hugh Grim, left, a longtime hobbyist who restores old farm windmills, chats with ...

CHEYENNE – The special Denver-to-Cheyenne train for Cheyenne Frontier Days will be thundering along the Front Range again this year with the return of Union Pacific’s No. 844 steam locomotive.