Steam-powered Santa trains will operate from Minersville on two days this year: Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15. Three trips each day will travel south from the ...

A new steam restoration group has purchased former Chesapeake & Ohio Class J3a 4-8-4 passenger locomotive No. 614 (Lima Locomotive Works, 1948) and plans to return it to operating condition. RJD ...

Baldwin-built 4-8-2 No. 2809, a member of the noted Wabash 50, departs Detroit with westbound Red Bird. Robert A. Hadley, ...

Dick Christianson, the founding editor of Classic Toy Trains and the consummate cheerleader for Lionel trains of the postwar era, was recently asked about his top locomotive. He’s owned several great ...

Just before 1 p.m., the teeth-chattering whistle of Big Boy No. 4014 announced its arrival. The 83-year-old steam locomotive stopped briefly Thursday afternoon spewing steam in Topeka on its way from ...

This landmark object identifies the transportation and technology wing of the museum. On view is the steam locomotive John Bull and a section of the first iron railroad bridge in America. The steam ...

The world's smallest public railway have said they are fighting for survival against rising costs to keep their heritage ...

Hundreds of Kansans greet the world's largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, on Oct. 17, 2024, in North Topeka. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — The train named Big Boy was late.

The world’s largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, rolls into Topeka on Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) The train named Big Boy was late. Anticipation and impatience ...

4014 announced its arrival. The 83-year-old steam locomotive stopped briefly Thursday afternoon spewing steam in Topeka on its way from Kansas City, Missouri, to Salina while on the last leg of ...