MTA notes the new locomotives will travel much farther under electric power than the current fleet of locomotives they will ...

The 1.2 million-pound locomotive first put into operation in 1941 is one of 25 ever built and the last one still running. Dominick Williams [email protected] A dinosaur rolled into Kansas City ...

If you like crafty projects and tinkering with mechanical parts, building models kits is probably one of your hobbies. It’s ...

MESSRS. EDITORS—"What is the horse power of a locomotive under the following circumstances, namely, eylindersfifteen inches in diameter ; stroke, twenty inches ; driving wheels, five feet ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is in Kansas City, Missouri. Union Pacific’s No. 4014, aka “Big Boy,” arrived at Union Station Tuesday evening and ...

The fall tour, which began in August, has the famed locomotive traveling from its open in Cheyenne, Wyoming, through nine states, including Colorado. The tour will make two whistle stops in ...

The item, a first amendment to an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company to design and manufacture the locomotive, stems from a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

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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 ...

Take the train from Cripple Creek Our list of 10 must-see Colorado railroad attractions starts with a trip back in time. Railroads arrived in the mining town of Cripple Creek in 1893, and today the ...

The Union Pacific locomotive known as "Big Boy" is back in Green Country for the first time since 2021 as part of its Heartland of America Tour. The world's largest steam locomotive measures 132 ...