The 1.2 million-pound locomotive first put into operation in 1941 is one of 25 ever built and the last one still running. Dominick Williams [email protected] A dinosaur rolled into Kansas City ...

There, I gave you the answer already – the Union Pacific 4014 ‘Big Boy’ locomotive – the biggest, most powerful steam engine still in service. And Jay Leno blows the whistle on it while ...

If you see your neighbor parking their car outside, they might have no choice because the garage is full of boxes, tools, old furniture, and other junk. A model railroader ... Think about how many ...

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 ...

His experiences in the West will prepare him to step in and salvage the largest civil engineering ... of New Jersey uses the first diesel-electric locomotive in regular switching service for ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — A 1.2-million-pound "Big Boy" locomotive returned Thursday to Fort Worth, delighting railfans who traveled from across the state to see the 83-year-old relic. The Union ...

In place of teams of oxen, portable engines called steam donkeys dragged the massive logs, and narrow-gauge locomotives hauled ... takeover—underwritten by junk bonds provided by the financier ...

HOUSTON — Big Boy is coming to Houston. The world's largest operating steam locomotive - Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014-has rolled into Houston. It will be in the Bayou City on Oct. 6 through ...

Four of the locomotives will be dedicated to passenger services, for the Goldenpass Express premium train. Credit: Michael Derrer Fuchs/Shutterstock. Stadler is set to supply Montreux Oberland Bernois ...

Established in 2018, the plant has been delivering 100 locomotives annually to the Indian railways utilising the local supplier base from across India. (Representational Image/Reuters) For the ...

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) renewed its call this past April for the federal government to mandate the ...

Boothbay Railway Village – Boothbay, ME There is no another place in New England where you can ride an authentic steam ...