Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500. Despite ...

When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny ...

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 ...

A footnote: Today's Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Trust is designing and building a replica. Articulated steam locomotives, both Mallet and simple, saw service to the end of the steam era. Ironically ...

There are steam locomotives, and then there’s “Big Boy.” At 604 tons and 132 feet long and with a 4-8-8-4-wheel arrangement, it is the largest, most powerful steam locomotive in the world.

Next October, the Bluebell Railway is to celebrate Railway 200 with its own event celebrating locomotives that have been ...

Using a variety of blocks in Minecraft, a player has created an incredible replica of a locomotive. Minecraft offers players many different ways to play, and this detailed train build is evidence ...

To survive in the 21st century as a viable tourist attraction, Corris Railway needed a working steam locomotive to give ...

The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust has issued an update on its efforts to build a new locomotive of the Riddles BR 3MT 2‑6‑2 ...