NEW ORLEANS – There’s something about a steam engine that brings back good memories. It’s fun. It’s vintage. For a little while over the weekend, residents can get those nostalgic feelings again, and ...

The Titanic was immense in its day, but would be dwarfed by modern cruise ships. Union Pacific's Big Boy locomotive was large when it was brand new in 1941–and still looks colossal next to modern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 12—Many trains cut through Claremore every day, rolling in along the three train tracks that bisect the city. But on Monday, ...

A storied piece of Americana celebrating America’s 250th birthday and the railroads begins later this month with four public display days and numerous whistle-stops in a three-state swing. The Big Boy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 28—STERLING — The Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Engine No. 4014 will make a whistle stop in Sterling on Friday, Sept. 6. Here ...

The train moved under its own power for the first time since 1952, following more than 30 years of restoration work by museum volunteers.

Aug. 13—STERLING — Union Pacific has officially added Sterling as a whistle-stop along the iconic Big Boy No. 4014 steam engine's "Heartland of America Tour." Big Boy will stop in Sterling from 1:30-1 ...

Late last year, artist [Steve Messam]’s project “Whistle” involved 16 steam engine whistles around Newcastle that would fire at different parts of the day over three months. The goal of the project ...

CULLOWHEE – A steam whistle that had collected dust at Western Carolina University’s steam plant is now back in working order, thanks to a summer internship team with the WCU Rapid Center. The whistle ...