The history of steam locomotives is not merely about locomotives and transportation, but rather a strong echo of the human ...

OWOSSO, Mich. — It's Christmas every day in the small Michigan village of Ashley, and a 1940s steam train is waiting to take you there. Each year, a group of antique railroad lovers host the "North ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. >> In its prime, a massive steam locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 was a moving eruption of smoke and vapor, a 6,300-horsepower brute dragging heavy freight trains over the mountains ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — A big piece of American history rolled into the Old Pueblo Thursday, and there's still a chance to check it out in person. Union Pacific's "Great Race Across the Southwest" tour made a ...

It is big. And loud. Furthermore, it belches steam. "It's the smell," says railroad fanatic Sam Sargent about a 1940s train engine known as the Union Pacific Big Boy, the largest, heaviest and most ...