Instead, this is a steam turbine, nothing like the 1920s and 30s experiments with conventional locomotives, nor even the Union Pacific’s oil-fired condensing turbo-electrics.

The most powerful steam locomotive is indeed an impressive engine, whose massive build offered output to match. It has a 2-10-10-2 wheel layout, and has 48-inch low pressure cylinders hanging on ...

With most of its steam engines based in Carnforth in North West England, the ban had threatened to leave the firm unable to haul trains even in parts of the country that were unaffected. One ...

Local News 1930's steam engine chugs through Southeast Texas on its final tour 'The Empress' is a CP 2816 is a 4-6-4 Hudson type steam locomotive built in December 1930 by Montreal Locomotive Works.

The average traffic density for steam trains is about three million ton-miles and for electric trains which are practically confined to suburban service it is about 4.5 million ton-miles.

The unique status of American steam trains can only be matched by the nation’s ancient redwood forests – another important piece of heritage. At first, however, steam trains were the “enemy ...

In recent years, the trains have been slowly restored to working condition using original parts, and crafted by the last remaining steam engineers working for the national railway system. Now, the ...

The Steam subreddit has long been one of my go-to checks of a morning, for the simple reason that the crowd there really, really care about what's going on with Valve's omnipresent PC gaming platform.