Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...

To those who ride the tooting miniature steam trains at Berkeley's Tilden Park, the Redwood Valley Railway is a landmark almost as timeless as the Golden Gate Bridge. But to the initiated, the Tilden ...

The Gage Park Mini Train has given Colleen Horn many fond memories. It was even part of her daughter's wedding. So Horn couldn't help but stop Monday when, while driving past the park, she noticed ...

You never know what impact a small gesture of encouragement may have on a child. Take Patrick Duling, 43, whose childhood love of trains has become both a career and a calling. Duling first visited ...

Several miniature steam vehicles on display and running, plus, weather permitting, miniature live steam train rides. Weather permitting, the resident miniature steam engine will be hauling trains on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nickel Plate Road No. 765 steam locomotive heads into the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Fitzwater Maintenance Yard on April 24 ...

When Nancy Eliason was a young mother in Elmhurst in the late 1960s, she and her husband were always looking for ways to entertain their three sons on a limited budget. When Eliason’s father mentioned ...

THOMAS & Friends, the famous blue steam engine, has just chugged down to the main atrium of Gurney Paragon Mall in Penang. Seventy life-sized mini engines portraying characters from the famous ...

In the January 1949 issue, Popular Mechanics witnessed the end of the steam locomotive era as the American Locomotive Company, in its 100th year of operation (when combined with the history of its pre ...

The coal was hot. The crew were ready. On July 3rd, 1938, the 4468 Mallard, an A4-class steam locomotive, was performing an alleged brake test for its London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) owners.