Meet the machine that changed the course of American history! Today, we’re firing up the boiler and riding the rails through the last two centuries at The Henry Ford, exploring how a steam locomotive ...

The HeritageRail Alliance honored Ohio’s Age of Steam Museum for restoring the massive B&LE 643 steam locomotive, now on display in Sugarcreek.

The mournful wail of the whistle, the whoosh of boiler steam and the welcome warning of "All aboard!" It's all part of the romance of the steam locomotive, ready to power travelers' journeys into ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam ...

Steam turbine-powered locomotives never really caught on. Similar to gas turbine engines, steam turbines are efficient at certain rpm, and extremely inefficient at many others. At high speeds, they ...

The first thing most visitors to Disneyland see when they enter the park is the Main Street station of the Disneyland Railroad. If they time it right, they even get to see a train pulling into the ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Rail enthusiasts will once again have a chance to ride behind the popular Norfolk & Western Class J. No. 611 locomotive this fall. The Virginia Museum of Transportation and the ...

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Starting Friday, you get a chance to ride on the only remaining steam locomotive in Virginia. The 611 steam locomotive is getting back on track and will go on a ...

A heritage railway has replaced its steam services for diesel for a second weekend. The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) in Peterborough made the switch because of the hot weather and an increased risk of ...