The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive made a stop in Altoona as thousands gathered to greet the train Tuesday and send it off Wednesday morning. The 4014 is the only operational Big Boy steam ...

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Life is full of wonderful occupational prospects when you're 6 or 7: professional Wiffle ball player or coloring-book artist, designer of Jetsons-style flying cars and, best of all, steam-locomotive ...

FRESNO, Calif. — There is such a thing as love at first sight – or sound – and it can carry you through a lifetime. Jack Elwood of Fresno, who will turn 97 next month, knows this well. Growing up two ...

What does the world around us look like? Do we have big cities with tall skyscrapers, sprawling suburbs with lawns and garages, or small towns with dense little centers? Few things dictate our built ...

Roanoke, Va., headquarters of the former Norfolk & Western Railway and once known as the "Alamo for Steam," is home to the renowned East End Shops. This facility, still standing today, was where the ...

BATHURST will once again welcome the sound of steam locomotives for the June long weekend, after Transport Heritage NSW confirmed its line-up for the Bathurst Steam Weekend.

KYOTO -- Two steam locomotives preserved and exhibited at the Kyoto Railway Museum blew their whistles in an event held ahead of the 150th anniversary of the opening of Japan's first railroad to ...