There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few ...

It’s not really a dinosaur, but the Union Pacific No. 4014 Big Boy steam locomotive that rumbled and hissed to a stop at Union Station to the delight of hundreds of train enthusiasts who ...

Amid the considerable amount of discussion which has been aroused by the recent report upon the American locomotives on the Midland Railroad, the best statement has come from the pen of Mr ...

Versatility is a single word that sums up the Mikado-type steam locomotive. This 2-8-2 wheel arrangement became the "one size fits all" in terms of mass usage across North America's railroads.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is in Kansas City, Missouri. Union Pacific’s No. 4014, aka “Big Boy,” arrived at Union Station Tuesday evening and ...

Train enthusiasts are in for a treat this weekend. The ‘Big Boy’ steam locomotive is in town. The 83-year-old locomotive is a historic beast. It weighs in at 1.2 million pounds. It’s 132 ...

There is either a very mistaken notion among mechanics generally concerning the power of locomotives, or else the rules laid down in books for estimating their horse power are not correct.

Modern technology and traditional methods were combined to build the locomotive A new steam locomotive has been launched in Sussex. The Bluebell Railway has welcomed the LB&SCR Marsh Brighton ...

The ultra-slim FUR-9P has a graduated flexibility, a wide field of view and a 1.2 mm working channel. The 3.0 mm insertion tube has special graduated flexibility construction for ease of handling.

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 FCP-9P Therapeutic Choledochofiberscope has a 1.2 mm working channel incorporated into the slim insertion tube; biopsy forceps and basket forceps can easily be passed through the FCP-9P.

It also costs less than 9p an hour to run*. But was it good enough for me to turn my back on my airer and dehumidifier? I put it to the test. It's big, it's bulky. This is not a small piece of ...