There are about 200 steam locomotives left in the United States, mostly in Colorado and New Mexico. When the railroad industry declined after World War II, Southern Pacific continued to build ...

Trains were once the lifeline in America, and for decades, the steam engine was the heart and soul. A new chapter is now being written in the story of one of those locomotives, Southern Pacific ...

The Southern Pacific engine No. 745 is the last Louisiana-built steam locomotive left in the state. It has survived the scrap ...

A steam locomotive gallops. "Pacific class" locomotives like the Hunters Point pair were built to go 80 mph -- twice as fast as Amtrak -- but could reach 102 mph.

The Union Pacific locomotive, known as "Big Boy" 4014, is the largest locomotive ever constructed. It just rolled in to Southern California after a massive restoration project.

At the southern end of the Kern County Museum’s Pioneer Village sits a grand turn-of-the-century steam locomotive, an impressive nod to a bygone era, that will be celebrated in July, 69 years ...

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ILLINOIS (WSIL) -- Hundreds of people gathered in Chester Saturday to see the world's largest steam locomotive. The locomotive is a part of Union Pacific's fleet and is nicknamed ...

Object Details user Southern Railway maker American Locomotive Company. Richmond Works Description The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive for passenger trains was introduced late in the 19th ...