They might be outdated, but their mechanism is still mesmerizing, and there’s something nostalgic about watching and hearing a steam locomotive. It’s not something an electric motor can give you, ever ...

The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive made a stop in Altoona as thousands gathered to greet the train Tuesday and send it off Wednesday morning. The 4014 is the only operational Big Boy steam ...

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 ...

Life is full of wonderful occupational prospects when you're 6 or 7: professional Wiffle ball player or coloring-book artist, designer of Jetsons-style flying cars and, best of all, steam-locomotive ...

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 ...

FRESNO, Calif. — There is such a thing as love at first sight – or sound – and it can carry you through a lifetime. Jack Elwood of Fresno, who will turn 97 next month, knows this well. Growing up two ...

As travelers filled the Laramie Railroad Depot platforms recently, a sharp whistle sounded the arrival of a historic steam train that over the next few weeks is traveling from Wyoming to Tacoma. Along ...

KYOTO -- Two steam locomotives preserved and exhibited at the Kyoto Railway Museum blew their whistles in an event held ahead of the 150th anniversary of the opening of Japan's first railroad to ...

BATHURST will once again welcome the sound of steam locomotives for the June long weekend, after Transport Heritage NSW confirmed its line-up for the Bathurst Steam Weekend.

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