It’s interesting then to hear of a brand new steam locomotive prototype being considered ... as [Terrier55Stepney] tells us in the video below the break. Gone is the huge boiler and ...

The decades-long effort to advance the design and technology of steam locomotives constantly circled back to the idea of "make it bigger." Articulated engines took that notion and doubled it both ...

Compared to their traditional reciprocating rod-driven counterparts, geared steam locomotives can be seen as "oddballs" to the casual eye. They certainly fit that bill with their unique styles of ...

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.