Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...
Crowds watch the arrival of Union Pacific's historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 at the old Union Pacific depot in North Lawrence, Tuesday morning, Nov. 19, 2019. The Union Pacific’s historic ...
on a roughly 45-minute out-and-back trip that reverses at Sellwood Riverfront Park. On this day, in 50-degree weather, it ...
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 ...
After more than five years of restoration, a 110-year-old steam locomotive will traverse the tracks between Duluth and Two Harbors this summer with the North Shore Scenic Railroad. "It's exciting to ...
Vietnam has restored to old steam trains featuring "retro-style" carriages reminicent of an Orient Express-style set from the "Poirot" detective stories. (archive photo) Sebastian Willnow/dpa Recent ...
A beloved, giant artifact that was displayed at the Woodland Park Zoo for nearly 30 years – before it was unceremoniously sold off and shipped out of state decades ago – is on its way home to the ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – If you grew up in Nashville or in Middle Tennessee you’re likely to have seen the old locomotive “576” in Centennial Park near the Parthenon. You may have even taken a field ...
Downtown Raleigh harbors many secrets and hidden relics from the city's past. We walk past many of these pieces of hidden history each day without even realizing their importance. Tucked away behind a ...
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106-year-old locomotive runs for the first time in 70 years
The Glover Steam Engine, a 106-year-old locomotive, makes its triumphant return after 70 years of silence. Watch history come alive!
It hasn’t run in decades, its boiler is cold, and its steel bones are scattered in pieces across a rail yard — but for $50,000, the dream of breathing life into a century-old steam locomotive, and ...
The world’s largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, rolls into Topeka on Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) The train named Big Boy was late. Anticipation and impatience ...
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