In the middle of Virginia Beach, there’s a train town bustling with sharp-dressed commuters on their way to work. A black ...

Miniature steam locomotives from across the north descended near Darlington as the 70th Stephenson’s Memorial Miniature Locomotive ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model of the Tom Thumb ...

When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains," the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist at the ...

This is a model of the Stourbridge Lion, the first steam locomotive to operate in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the first to operate outside of Britain. The model was based on the replica ...

As those who always read this note know, I mostly write about railways.Although I don't update very often, I write articles ...

The history of steam locomotives is not merely about locomotives and transportation, but rather a strong echo of the human aspiration and engineering genius. When sleek bullet trains and magnetic ...