What do "The Avengers," "Transformers," and "Terminator Salvation" have in common? They all filmed at the abandoned steam locomotive repair shops in Albuquerque, N.M. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser ...

The Ghost Town & Calico Railroad locomotives 340 and 41 that have spent nearly 75 years together at Knott’s Berry Farm have ...

Marlin Uhirch has been preserving the legacy and work of Uhrich Locomotives. In Strasburg, Uhrich Locomotive Works has been around since 1948. Functioning originally as a steam locomotive shop, ...

In the January 1949 issue, Popular Mechanics witnessed the end of the steam locomotive era as the American Locomotive Company, in its 100th year of operation (when combined with the history of its pre ...

Steam locomotives, as a technological product of the 19th century, are not what you would imagine as fragile machines. The engineering involved is not inconsequential, there is little about them that ...

Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, has been attracting record crowds across Pennsylvania as part of a historic coast-to-coast tour celebrating America’s ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam ...

SPENCER — An iconic steam passenger engine built in 1950 is headed to Spencer for a complete restoration that should put the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 locomotive back on the rails, blowing her ...