Compared to their traditional reciprocating rod-driven counterparts, geared steam locomotives can be seen as “oddballs ... The 324,000-pound giant was the last of nearly 2,800 Shays built by Lima ...

One of the fascinating aspects of being actively involved in firing and running steam locomotives was discovering that ... It ...

In the heart of southern Bolivia lies a mysterious train graveyard, where the skeletons of British steam locomotives and rail ... captured a series of stunning photos of the train graveyard ...

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Next October, the Bluebell Railway is to celebrate Railway 200 with its own event celebrating locomotives that have been built since the end of steam. The celebratory event is titled ‘Giants of Steam ...

Steam locomotive Isaac has been repainted into a Caledonian-style livery at the Statfold Barn Railway & Museum at Tamworth in Staffordshire. Isaac is an 0-4-2 tank engine built by William Bagnall at ...

Hy-polite Uhry, and Henry A. Luttgens, both of Patterson, N. J., for overheating steam within the smoke box of locomotive engines for the purpose of improving the working of steam in cylinders ...