MARQUETTE, MI – A 19th Century steam locomotive is set for a 900-mile journey from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Pennsylvania. The Yankee is a vertical boiler model manufactured by Alexander Chaplin ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

A new book is celebrating the legacy of British steam locomotives. Great British Steam Locomotives That Made History - The Story of Railways in Britain is written by local historian Dr Rosa Matheson.

NEGAUNEE, MI – A rare, 19th Century steam locomotive has returned to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula after a lengthy restoration. The Yankee is a vertical boiler model manufactured by Alexander Chaplin and ...

Last January we heard from a reliable source that a late night excursion to the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel area led to the discovery of a 19th Century LIRR steam locomotive underground, and now more ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...