Big Boy No. 4014 was last in Texas in the fall of 2024, passing through Houston on Oct. 6 and through Fort Worth on Oct. 10 ...

Union Pacific is dropping new hints this week of a coast-to-coast journey for its historic locomotive nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ ...

A 25-year-old faces criminal mischief and arson charges related to the fire. Police said they expect to arrest others in ...

Wabtec won a $386M contract with New York's MTA to build hybrid locomotives reducing emissions during subway maintenance.

A train driver and assistant driver of a freight locomotive were injured in an attack by a Russian Shahed drone. — Ukrinform.

Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

Work has been progressing over the last year to get Kamloops’ historic 2141 steam locomotive back to touring  the Thompson ...

Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a “hinged” frame to help it get around curves.

When the locomotives met, their boilers exploded almost simultaneously, hurling metal fragments and debris high into the air.

According to Union Pacific, eight Big Boy engines remain in existence, but only No. 4014 continues to operate. The seven ...