Train carriages in the UK should be spending less time out of service due to wheel stress cracks thanks to a new technique of using neutron diffraction to measure several centimetres into the steel ...

More than most machines, a steam locomotive's design reflects its intended use. There are reasons why high-speed passenger locomotives have tall driving wheels and two-axle leading trucks while ...

We take a close look at some of the world’s most iconic locomotives ...

Riddle me this: what has 24 wheels, weighs more than three Jumbo Jets, and can pull five miles (eight kilometers) of cargo at seventy miles per hour full steam? That last clue should easily give it ...

Steam locomotives, as a technological product of the 19th century, are not what you would imagine as fragile machines. The engineering involved is not inconsequential, there is little about them that ...

The Santa Fe 2926 rolled down the tracks under its own steam power after an ambitious 20-year volunteer-run restoration. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...

Over the last several years, a group of people have been trying to bring a part of that robust history back to life. The group is the Texas Railway Preservation Association (TRPA), and its existence ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam ...