Trains on MSN

The 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive

It isn’t much of a stretch to proclaim the 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive as the “poster child” of the Super Power era of steam locomotives. “Berkshire,” “Kanawha,” “Big Emma” — regardless of ...
Midland Daily News on MSN

Pere Marquette 1225, the train behind 'The Polar Express,' became a Michigan holiday icon

Discover how Pere Marquette 1225 inspired The Polar Express and now powers Michigan’s North Pole Express between Owosso and ...
The New York Times

All Aboard a Steam Train to See ‘The Railway Children’

The smells and sounds of locomotive travel get the audience in the mood for a theatrical adaptation of the beloved children’s book. Credit...Video by Ellie Smith For The New York Times Supported by By ...