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 ...

CHEYENNE — Union Pacific Railroad ended its eight-week Big Boy No. 4014 “Heartland of America” tour a little over a month ago, and Ed Dickens and the Steam Team are looking full-speed ahead to their ...

It was reported first by Railway Age when Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern finalized their merger to create CPKC, North America’s first and only single-line transnational railroad: Steam ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 94-year-old train known ...

A 1930 steam engine called The Empress pulled into downtown Franklin Park Wednesday – taking a break from its trek along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad line on its trip from Calgary, Canada ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Canadian Pacific Kansas City's (CPKC) Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour will roll into Davenport on May 10. The event is free of charge for everyone and all ages are welcome. The ...

With rail travel bookings surging both this year and next, tour operators are adding itineraries and product. Railbookers has seen a 35% jump in year-over-year bookings for 2025 and a 51% increase for ...

Every weekend, Ceres Rail Company operates its steam train on a scenic 160 km round-trip to the enchanting Elgin Railway Market, which takes about three hours. On a crisp Saturday morning, travelers ...

This fall one of the largest and most historic steam engines in the world will speed through the Sooner State as part of a tour across America. Union Pacific No. 4014, better known as "Big Boy," will ...