Step inside the sprawling factory in California where the largest fleet replacement in Amtrak’s 55-year history is coming ...

Earlier this year, the Milwaukee County Zoo announced that the popular zoo train's two steam locomotive engines would be retired and replaced by custom-built diesel engines. No changes have been made ...

In the 1950s, a new kind of locomotive made even extreme hills easy for trains to climb. But this extra-powerful engine came with significant downsides.

President Joe Biden really loves trains. Like, really loves trains. So it’s no surprise he was smiling broadly while announcing Union Pacific’s new purchase of 20 battery-powered locomotives in a ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Norfolk Southern unveiled a locomotive crafted and painted by its team in Altoona that honors the city’s rail legacy. The train is the latest addition to Norfolk Southern’s ...

DANBURY — The newest additions to the Danbury Railway Museum collection are not only historic: They also represent a period of electric locomotive development that shaped modern-day railroads. The ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. National Museum of History and ...

Mud can stop a Sounder Train. Lately, a man who climbed a tree near the rail tracks in Seattle, and mechanical problems have halted the Sounder commuter trains too. One of my KIRO Radio listeners ...

It’s a reversal that would have seemed unthinkable just a few years ago.

Nineteen thirty-six had been a very good year at the Lima Locomotive Works. In its review of the year past on New Year’s Day 1937 the Lima News judged the plant’s resurgence second in importance only ...

Officials were on the scene after a train derailed two locomotives in Braddock Wednesday afternoon. VIDEO ABOVE: Crews on scene after train locomotives derail in Braddock A spokesperson told ...