Versatility is a single word that sums up the Mikado-type steam locomotive. This 2-8-2 wheel arrangement became the "one size fits all" in terms of mass usage across North America's railroads.

A new steam restoration group has purchased former Chesapeake & Ohio Class J3a 4-8-4 passenger locomotive No. 614 (Lima Locomotive Works, 1948) and plans to return it to operating condition. RJD ...

Efforts are picking up steam to try to restore the locomotive at Stormont Vail Events Center, move it elsewhere in Topeka and ...

The world's largest steam engine is coming ... on its "Heartland of America Tour." The fall tour, which began in August, has the famed locomotive traveling from its open in Cheyenne, Wyoming ...

Soo Line No. 1003 attracts crowds during 2024 Santa Train with off-season work to include FRA annual inspection after ...

A restored steam locomotive built more than 100 years ago is up for sale. The Peckett & Sons 0-4-0T engine - named Marcia - has been kept at the Kent and East Sussex Railway (K&ESR) for over 60 years.

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.