LONDON — Tourists waiting for their morning subway train to Madame Tussauds were treated to an unusual sight Sunday: a 19th- century steam engine chugging down the tracks. Transit officials sent the ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

A 79-YEAR-OLD man has painstakingly recreated a 19th century steam locomotive with the help of one surviving photo. David Young spent more than 5,000 hours, over three years, building Samson at ...

MARQUETTE, MI – A 19th Century steam locomotive is set for a 900-mile journey from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Pennsylvania. The Yankee is a vertical boiler model manufactured by Alexander Chaplin ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam ...

LINDEN, Ind. (AP) - It was the early days of the railroad, and there were cleaner ways to travel than by train. With no covering above their heads, ash and cinders rained down on passengers from a ...

A rare 1899 Burrell steam engine named Devonshire is expected to sell for up to £250,000 at Cheffins’ fourth collective vintage auction (Image: Tim Scrivener) A steam engine built in the 19th century ...

IF YOU GOWhat: RailfestWhen: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. SundayWhere: Tennessee Valley Railway Museum, 4119 Cromwell RoadAdmission: $20 adults, $15 children ...

Ride sharing and self-driving cars may transform cities, but the key to really understanding modern metropolitan areas is the steam locomotive, according to new research. The researchers analyzed more ...

A new booklet of 29-cent stamps picturing five historic locomotives on four panes will be issued on Thursday in Chama, N.M.The 20-stamp booklet includes Walter McQueen’s Jupiter, one of the most ...