A steam locomotive built in 1937 was given a cosmetic makeover to prepare for its clean energy future. (Coalition for Sustainable Rail) What happens when you combine a steam locomotive from the past ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Tobu ...

Train enthusiasts and history buffs alike will soon have a new Southeast Asian destination to visit, as Vietnam prepares to unveil a revamped pair of vintage steam locomotives from the 1960s. The two ...

From the 1870s through the 1950's, steam locomotives pulled long trains through the mountains of West Virginia, trailing plumes of gray smoke. After most of the coal was mined, and the more efficient ...

A caboose brings up the rear of a train. (Photo by Art Smith) A group of historical amusement park steam engines continue to work building up steam and doing what they were designed to do, haul people ...

American visitors to Britain who choose to spend time in Wales are usually drawn by the more than 600 castles, the male choirs, the emerald-green walking country or even the prospect of wandering the ...