In the January 1949 issue, Popular Mechanics witnessed the end of the steam locomotive era as the American Locomotive Company, in its 100th year of operation (when combined with the history of its pre ...

The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam ...

Australian museum group Transportation Heritage NSW has issued an update on progress toward restoring to service steam ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

Engine 557 sits on rails in front of its home shop in Wasilla. The 557 Restoration Company fired up the old steam locomotive Nov. 8, 2025, for the first time since the 1950s. The last steam locomotive ...

Northampton & Lamport Railway is celebrating a major acquisition: a historic 0-6-0 saddle tank steam locomotive, No.16, which ...