No railroad was better equipped to shoulder the heavy burden of wartime traffic thanks to the three types of Union Pacific steam locomotives that constituted its front line of defense: the 4-6-6-4 ...

Union Pacific Railroad's iconic Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will journey between Wyoming and Colorado later this month. The limited excursion will offer rail fans ...

Representatives from Union Pacific and Saddle Up gathered around the front of the Union Pacific Steam Train 844 on April 24 for a check presentation. Nathan Anderson, Union Pacific’s director of ...

A caboose brings up the rear of a train. (Photo by Art Smith) A group of historical amusement park steam engines continue to work building up steam and doing what they were designed to do, haul people ...

Network Rail responded to dry weather with a 10-day blanket ban on steam trains in the North West - David Empson/Shutterstock Steam trains will be able to run on the mainline during one of the busiest ...

The smells and sounds of locomotive travel get the audience in the mood for a theatrical adaptation of the beloved children’s book. Credit...Video by Ellie Smith For The New York Times Supported by By ...