Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500. Despite ...

Both of my local hobby shops stocked a number of brass locomotives in the 1970s and early 80s, and I dreamed of owning a PFM Shay and running it with the firm's tape-driven sound system.

Slovenian Railways (SŽ) is to purchase 30 electric four-axle Traxx MS freight locomotives from Alstom for €150m.

Union Pacific Railroad’s “Challenger” No. 3985, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will stop in Shakopee as part of a five-state, 1,750-mile tour from Cheyenne, Wyo., to ...

Around 100 years ago, many Americans got their entertainment from watching two steam engines crash into each other.