Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.

MayMaan's first flagship engine, the Aquastroke 2.3 liter. In the quest to electrify everything, we run the risk of missing out on a potentially superior alternative for reducing emissions: an ...

Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

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

William Gillette’s steam engine is getting a new life. According to a release by the Friends of Gillette Castle, the group is embarking on a journey to restore the engine. The “steam engine was a fun ...

Which is faster—the steam or electric locomotive? On the face of the latest returns, the “juice” seems to have it. At Erie, Pa., last week a speed of 105 miles an hour was attained over a short test ...

Steam turbine-powered locomotives never really caught on. Similar to gas turbine engines, steam turbines are efficient at certain rpm, and extremely inefficient at many others. At high speeds, they ...

In 1946, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) introduced a new generation of lightweight, high-speed electric locomotives that would set a benchmark for post-wa ...

On Saturday, May 13, visitors to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland can take a ride on an 111-year-old steam locomotive. Nowadays, most trains are electric or diesel-powered, but ...