"For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental ...

Tracks Ahead is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and ...

Steam trains, 19th century railways, and majestic redwood forests are all part of America’s unique national treasure. What better way to celebrate each of them than by bringing them together in one ...

A train enthusiast reflects on the grandeur of the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, recently returned to service. A crowd gathered to watch as Union Pacific 4014 pulled into Hearne, ...

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 ...

The B&O Railroad Museum will unveil the newly restored American Freedom Train No. 1 on Jan. 12, 2026. The locomotive is one ...

An original Reading Railroad locomotive may soon be back on the tracks. After more than a decade of work, a project to restore Locomotive No. 2100 is wrapping up, according to representatives of ...

Ding-ding-ding. Clackety clack. WHOOOOOOT! Noises, first and foremost, are what people remember about trains. Not for nothing is "choo-choo" one of the first words most kids learn to say — somewhere ...

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 ...

The Battle of Britain class steam locomotive 34067, also known as Tangmere, was pictured at Carlisle railway station this year. This locomotive was introduced in 1945 by the Southern Railway and is ...