If everything goes right, Sioux City's landmark steam locomotive's whistle will blow today for the first time in more than 50 years and signal a new direction for the locomotive's future.

The "4014" is the only operating "Big Boy," the biggest steam engines ever built. Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will make two whistle stops in Colorado at the ...

By "tooter" I actually mean "whistle," which is something people get excited about in the train world. While modern engines typically have electronically controlled air horns, old train whistles ...

OWOSSO, Michigan -- A familiar sound is returning. For months, a guest whistle has been announcing the presence of the Steam Railroading Institute's Pere Marquette No. 1225 steam locomotive.

The maintenance workers in the old train shops knew intimately each engine's quirks, but these men and their unwritten know-how have all but vanished, like a steam whistle's wail into the distance.

At 12 noon on Wednesday, January 1, the crew of the Swanage Railway Trust’s unique Victorian T3 class steam locomotive No. 563 will blow its whistle as the engine departs Swanage station hauling ...

The one-fourth scale replica — to be named later — includes all the bells and whistles of an 1880s- era steam locomotive: a boiler, cylinders, pistons and, yes, even a vintage train whistle.

The Steam Train Festival is the chance to climb into the cabin and feel the power of 745, plus enjoy the party. "It is so cool," New Jersey resident Kevin Smith said.

A train enthusiast reflects on the grandeur of the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, recently returned to service. A crowd gathered to watch as Union Pacific 4014 pulled into Hearne ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive has several Louisiana whistle-stops and overnight stays in two cities as part of a 10-state tour. Big Boy No. 4014 will be on ...

The steam train runs off of steam pressure and the airhorn runs off of air pressure. I challenge the train to replace the airhorn with a steam whistle. Seems to me like it would be a simple fix.