A Santa Fe civic organization dedicated to preserving history has restored a long-retired steam locomotive that once ferried soldiers to war and later served as a historic artifact for those visiting ...

Next month, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad will return to service a locomotive first used 110 years ago. Locomotive No. 463, a coal-fired K-27 steam engine that once pulled trains carrying ...

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has released an RFP (Request for Proposals) for a U.S. consulting-engineering firm to provide technical assistance for the Asociación Mexicana de ...

Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...

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 places, but ...

Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...

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