The 133-foot-long locomotive is the only Big Boy to still travel the tracks.

News & Products for the week of January 20th 2026 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about ...

AmeriStarRail (ASR), through Chief Operating Officer Scott R. Spencer, has proposed a new fleet for Amtrak’s long-distance ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Union Pacific is dropping new hints this week of a coast-to-coast journey for its historic locomotive nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ following its successful Heartland of America Tour in 2024.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Union Pacific is dropping new hints this week of a coast-to-coast journey for its historic locomotive nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ following its successful Heartland of America Tour in 2024.

FORT HOOD — Officials from Fort Hood held a ribbon cutting ceremony for an electric locomotive Monday, which was hailed by onlookers as a technological achievement. The train engine — which is the ...

NEW FREEDOM, Pa. — After spending the last two years out of service, the William H. Simpson No. 17 steam locomotive has returned home to York County, Northern Central Railway of York announced. Built ...

Stadler will produce new locomotives at its Valencia facility, utilising its six-axle Co’Co’ platform. Credit: Stadler, Inc. NEXRAIL, a Luxembourg-based locomotive leasing firm, has signed an ...

Metra will be operating its popular holiday trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December. Holiday train trips will be offered on the Metra ...

Metra has unveiled its schedule for popular holiday trains on five lines this season. The rail agency said it will offer trips on specially decorated trains with holiday characters this December, but ...