Woodstown Central Railroad steam locomotive No. 9, an Alco 0-6-0, suffered an overheated journal on its central axle during the 12 p.m. excursion on April 18. The railroad's mechanical team determined ...

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Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...

The world’s largest steam locomotive, built to haul war supplies during World War II, will pull into Villa Grove on Sept. 9. Jackson Vandeventer, a train conductor-engineer for Decatur & Eastern ...

HOUSTON — Big Boy is coming to Houston. The world's largest operating steam locomotive - Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014-has rolled into Houston. It will be in the Bayou City on Oct. 6 through Oct. 7 ...