Huge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country.

The historic "Big Boy" steam train will be making its final passes through Illinois as it heads back west. Here's where to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ARGOS — A hulking mass of steel, cast iron and brass — leviathan in size and resurrected from its slumber as a museum artifact — ...

HORNINGFORD, Pa. — When Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 pulled up to the grade crossing at Horningford, Pa., on Wednesday, July 8, it was a case of steamboat, meet three-chime passenger whistle ...

OROVILLE — A legend from the past will be rolling into town Thursday when the Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive makes a whistle stop at the old Oroville Depot. The world’s largest ...

For seven years, the thought of once again hearing the whistle blow on Engine 576 has motivated the volunteers working to ...

NEW ORLEANS – There’s something about a steam engine that brings back good memories. It’s fun. It’s vintage. For a little while over the weekend, residents can get those nostalgic feelings again, and ...

In Northern England, the hills used to be home to steam trains. The trains have long faded into history, but the sound of their whistle is making a brief return. Artist [Steve Messam] has created ...

I filmed this journey on a historic steam train deep in the forests of Maramureș. The valley is almost completely silent, broken only by the whistle of the locomotive and its echo fading between the ...

On the hottest day of the year – 102 degrees with a heat index that made it feel like 112 – dozens of people camped out by the side of the tracks at Valley Forge National Historical Park to see the ...