Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4104 and the railroad’s diesel honoring Abraham Lincoln will make a round trip between Cheyenne and ...

Union Pacific faced the immense challenge of hauling heavy freight trains across rugged mountain terrain, requiring locomotives with exceptional power and reliability. Unlike other railroads that ...

From the vintage Kettle Valley Steam Railway to the luxurious Rocky Mountaineer, these are the best routes to take to the ...

From the vintage Kettle Valley Steam Railway to the luxurious Rocky Mountaineer, these are the best routes to take to the ...

A Victorian brass horn, believed to have been sounded to mark the departure of the first passenger train from Swanage to Corfe Castle and Wareham in May 1885, was blown again at a 140th anniversary ...

The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad wins this honor, thanks to its Moonlight Excursion Train that National Geographic praises ...

Norfolk & Western No. 611 to celebrate 75th birthday with update provided on the J-class 4-8-4’s repairs and maintenance.

After World War II, railroads geared up for a boom that didn't happen. What spelled doom for the great passenger trains?

The iconic San Gabriel backyard railroad was dubbed the “Grizzly Flats Railroad – The Scenic Wonder of The West” by Kimball – a fanciful name for a line with 900 feet of track on two acres, surrounded ...

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What used to be more of a festival has become something more interactive, with both the Union Pacific Steam Shop and Roundhouse, where the Big Boy 4014 and other locomotives are housed.