The decades-long effort to advance the design and technology of steam locomotives constantly circled back to the idea of ...

How articulated steam locomotives would play into this new approach would involve the next advancement. Union Pacific Challenger 3953 rounds a curve near Sherman, Wyo., highest point on the Overland ...

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One man’s quest for some old train photos is providing some big and lasting benefits for those who love Fort Dodge and ...

But he still remembers when he first laid eyes on a steam locomotive train as a child. “I could tell you the date that I got into this stuff was December 27, 1991. An Atchison, Topeka and Santa ...

She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor ...

She adapted the children’s book series to TV, creating a lasting cultural behemoth that spawned movies, merchandise and theme ...

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After a woman in Hayward, California, discovered a cache of old home videos in the attic of her newly purchased home, she's ...

The next Steam Next Fest runs from Monday, February 24 to Monday, March 3, 2025. We expect it to start at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST / 7pm CET / 3am AEST. Steam Next Fest offers a combination of ...

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The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft ...