To an energy engineer, there is nothing more awesome than live steam locomotives because that is where our discipline began. Drawn by the allure of steam, I took a day trip over the holiday to visit a ...

Cheyenne-based Big Boy 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will make its first ever coast-to-coast tour ...

Union Pacific will celebrate the 250th year of American independence with its first-ever coast-to-coast steam tour led by the Big Boy locomotive.

For the first time ever, both coasts could receive a visit from the world's largest operating steam locomotive.

Over the last several years, a group of people have been trying to bring a part of that robust history back to life. The group is the Texas Railway Preservation Association (TRPA), and its existence ...

Most Saturday mornings, about a dozen volunteers gather at Ochsner Hospital's rail yard off Jefferson Highway to maintain Southern Pacific Engine 745 -- the last remaining steam locomotive that was ...

Thousands of people welcomed the largest steam locomotive ever constructed as it made its way back to Southern California Wednesday. The Union Pacific locomotive, known as "Big Boy" 4014, had been ...

Trains were once the lifeline in America, and for decades, the steam engine was the heart and soul. A new chapter is now being written in the story of one of those locomotives, Southern Pacific engine ...

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 ...