Union Pacific's famed Big Boy steam engine will travel through Boone during its tour celebrating America's 250th anniversary.

Pictured: UP’s Engine No. 4014, affectionately known as “Big Boy,” during its September 2024 stop in Carroll. Union Pacific’s ...

Big Boy will be accompanied on the trip by several historical passenger cars from Union Pacific’s Heritage Fleet, along with ...

When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny superlatives ...

Three Union Pacific locomotives, including the world's largest steam locomotive, will be stopping in Buffalo on June 10.

Step into a storybook at this whimsical park in Pennsylvania, where magical scenery, charming features, and a dreamy ...

The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will be making two whistle-stops in ...

Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.

The steam engine is often credited as one of the most transformative inventions in human history. It laid the foundation for the Industrial Revolution, revolutionised transport, and shifted the ...

A class photo from the Ladies of Steam Women Teaching Women class at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers reunion. Nicole Wallace has been fascinated by steam powered engines for as long as she can ...

Engine 557 sits on rails in front of its home shop in Wasilla. The 557 Restoration Company fired up the old steam locomotive Nov. 8, 2025, for the first time since the 1950s. The last steam locomotive ...

Camborne counts down to Trevithick Day on 25 April, which will feature steam engines, dancing and music.