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A steam train built in 1937 is getting a makeover that will turn it into a “higher-speed” locomotive that runs on biocoal, a coal-like fuel made with woody plant material. Subscribe to read this story ...

Chuffing, hissing and moaning, steam engines are like mythic creatures — dragonlike spectacles that draw a crowd wherever they go. But in October 1956, the era of daily steam engines was ending in San ...

Attention, Illinois train lovers: You've got one last chance to catch Union Pacific's iconic 4014 Big Boy steam engine before the locomotive chugs away. The classic train stopped in three Illinois ...

Editor’s note: The video above captured Big Boy No. 4014 in Illinois during a prior visit. A one-million-pound train known as ...

A classic steam locomotive is making its way through Staffordshire this week. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West Midlands. Did you know ...

The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe in the Western Cape was Africa’s last regularly scheduled passenger steam train at the time of its ...