Dick Christianson, the founding editor of Classic Toy Trains and the consummate cheerleader for Lionel trains of the postwar era, was recently asked about his top locomotive. He’s owned several great ...

The Maunsell Locomotive Society has issued an update on the project to overhau1 Q Class 0-6-0 No.541. At the Leaky Finders ...

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

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 ...

The Stretham Old Engine is a steam-powered engine once used to fight floods in the area. The engine dates back to 1831, when it was built on the banks of the River Great Ouse at a cost of £4,950 ...

The black tender contains fuel oil and water and the two yellow are filled with water. While the locomotive runs the same, the process is a little different now. “In the 1940s and 1950s ...

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 – the iconic, one-million-pound steam locomotive – made a stop in Denver Wednesday morning, and Airtracker7 was overhead. DENVER — Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 – ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The world's largest steam engine is scheduled to depart Colorado for Wyoming Wednesday morning. Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 will depart from Denver Union Station back to ...

Those wishing to see Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will have their chance Wednesday in Greeley. The popular train will be on public display during its whistle ...

Passenger cars with diesel engines never really took off in North America. Low gas prices certainly played a big role in that reality, but VW's infamous dieselgate scandal was the final nail in ...

For comparison's sake, consider the 2002 and 2024 Jeep Wranglers. The most powerful engine in the 2002 model was Jeep's famously reliable 4.0-liter inline six that produced 190 horsepower and 235 ...

We know that hybrids are more fuel efficient than conventional ol’ gas engines, but obtaining those extra mpgs is complicated. A standard hybrid involves packaging an electric motor and battery ...