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 places, but ...

The agency that oversees the U.S. rail network thinks it has a plan to help freight trains switch from diesel to cleaner and less expensive electric power. A Federal Railroad Administration study on ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As soon as the end of next year, Nashvillians could once again hear a distinct whistle that once rang through Music City as locomotive No. 576 pulled passengers and freight ...

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 ...