Marty Knox of Freeland has worked in many technical fields during his long career, from running and maintaining full-sized locomotives to working on the Stars Wars Strategic Defense Initiative. These ...

The Poway-Midland Railroad’s famous 1907 Baldwin steam engine should be back in service next September once a new boiler is fabricated and installed. The City Council voted unanimously on Dec. 6 to ...

Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG – After being transported by tractor-trailer and hoisted by cranes, a steam locomotive boiler, which was manufactured in the 1920s, was visible just after 1 p.m. on Everett Railroad ...

Richie Maggs leans into the boiler of a disassembled steam locomotive, sparks showering around him as he welds new metal to thicken and strengthen worn steel. Around him, the room echoes with the ...

The 100-year-old steam locomotive that has become an iconic symbol of the “City in the Country” is running on borrowed time, its operators say. Officials from the city and the Poway Midland Railway ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The restoration of a World War 2-era steam locomotive, Number 576, is forging ahead at full speed, as it finally receives its wheels back. With the support of the Nashville ...

SP&S 700 locomotive boiler work looks to future as team of volunteers puts on some steam It’s a well-known fact that Santa Claus loves steam trains, and so does the dedicated crew rebuilding one of ...