The Milwaukee County Zoo steam locomotive engines have been a staple since the zoo’s inception. However, the attraction is no longer the same after a big decision. The zoo is parting ways with ...

A historic steam locomotive became a "beloved icon" after being placed in 1956 standing parallel to S.W. Topeka Boulevard near an entrance to what was formerly the Kansas Free Fair Grounds in ...

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.

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 world’s largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, rolls into Topeka on Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) The train named Big Boy was late. Anticipation and impatience ...

Engineers wave to onlookers as Union Pacific’s historic “Big Boy” steam locomotive passes through Lawrence Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. The “Big Boy” steam locomotive didn’t stop in ...

Bangkok, Thailand - October 23, 2024 The State Railway of Thailand runs a special tourist train for the public with Pacific steam locomotives No. 824 and 850, post-World War II model, on the ...

Those wishing to see Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will have their chance Wednesday in Greeley. The popular train will be on public display during its whistle ...

Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing ...

The locomotive, a 21st century steam locomotive which was the first main line steam locomotive built in the UK since 1960, was due to visit NVR over the August Bank Holiday. This was, however ...

The world's largest steam engine is scheduled to depart Colorado for Wyoming Wednesday morning. Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 will depart from Denver Union Station back to the locomotive's home ...

There will be no public access, but the locomotive will depart Denver at 9 a.m. Wednesday to travel back to Cheyenne. The 1.2 million pound Big Boy steam locomotive was built in the 1940s to ...