Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

Big Boy No. 4014 was last in Texas in the fall of 2024, passing through Houston on Oct. 6 and through Fort Worth on Oct. 10 ...

According to Union Pacific, eight Big Boy engines remain in existence, but only No. 4014 continues to operate. The seven ...

Union Pacific Railroad said Big Boy No. 4014 will return to the rails in a "big way" in honor of America's 250th anniversary ...

Work has been progressing over the last year to get Kamloops’ historic 2141 steam locomotive back to touring  the Thompson ...

Steam engines. For most of us, they conjure images of horseless buggies, paddle ships and classic locomotives, but soon they may be setting new speed records and hitting new benchmarks for efficiency- ...

Iowans look on as Big Boy No. 4014, the largest operating steam locomotive in the world, rolls into Belle Plaine on Thursday afternoon. The Union Pacific engine is touring Midwestern and Southern ...

The iconic "Polar Express," train was inspired by the 1941 Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive. Now, fans hope to make the ...