There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few ...

High-speed rail gets plenty of attention, but there’s something special about trains that have stood the test of time. These vintage engines may move slower than bullet trains, but their historical ...

Discover how CPR No. 2816 and UP No. 4014 fully embrace big steam and PTC, and reset the stage for other mainline locomotives ...

The model BDI and model PL locomotive that America produced in 1907 is one of the oldest steam locomotives in the world at present; the model SL 7 locomotive that our museum collects was made by ...

"My father was a model engineer, he started building locomotives back in the early 1950s," he said. "Driving them is another experience completely. "The joy of a steam engine is you're creating ...