SUNOL — Steam engines are alive, says Ronald Vale. “It sits there and it hisses at you. You hear the whine of the turbo generator. … The air pump will pump. It’s just more alive than a diesel ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

Jim Rice had no particular interest in trains when he first got a job as a groundskeeper at Strasburg Rail Road in 1973. Since then, he has climbed the ranks, becoming a fireman in 1976, an engineer ...

Eight steam engines will gather at a historic railway line, in a sight not seen in the south of England for more than 50 years. Most of the 1940s Bulleid Pacific class steam locomotives will chug ...

The Santa Fe 2926 rolled down the tracks under its own steam power after an ambitious 20-year volunteer-run restoration. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Strictly Bulleid Two is a three day event in Dorset celebrating the steam engines Eight steam engines will gather at a historic railway line, in a sight not seen in the south of England for more than ...