Huge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country.

Technology tends to have a way of becoming smaller as it evolves. The ever-convenient microchip and lithium-ion battery serve in tandem as the brains of so many devices today, and their sleek and ...

A historic attraction on a nationwide tour to celebrate 250 years of the United States’ independence will be rolling into ...

Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.

The Ghost Town & Calico Railroad locomotives 340 and 41 that have spent nearly 75 years together at Knott’s Berry Farm have ...

When an inventor has a unit of measurement named after him, it's clear his work had more than a small impact on scientific and industrial progress. So it was for James Watt, whose Watt engine is often ...

When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains," the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist at the ...

William Gillette’s steam engine is getting a new life. According to a release by the Friends of Gillette Castle, the group is embarking on a journey to restore the engine. The “steam engine was a fun ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a model illustrating the ...

Swanage Railway and the Watercress Line implement safety measures to allow steam trains to run.