Big Boy No. 4014 is the largest steam locomotive ever built and traveled from Clinton to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. It travels on to Des Moines on Wednesday as part of a commemoration of the ...

The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam ...

The coal was hot. The crew were ready. On July 3rd, 1938, the 4468 Mallard, an A4-class steam locomotive, was performing an alleged brake test for its London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) owners.

Once upon a time, the steam engine reigned supreme -- first in trains and heavy tractors, as you well know, but eventually in cars as well. It's quite hard to fathom today, but at the turn of the 20th ...