Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will travel coast-to-coast in commemoration of the semiquincentennial.

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 steam engine embarks on its first coast-to-coast tour to celebrate America's 250th anniversary.

Big Boy No. 4041, the world's largest steam locomotive, is returning to the rails this spring in honor of America's 250th ...

Norfolk Southern and Progress Rail to upgrade 96 DC-traction locomotives to AC, part of a fleet transformation strengthening ...

Norfolk Southern’s announcement marks the latest push by the company to upgrade its fleet. In the background, Norfolk ...

Norfolk Southern’s proposed merger with Union Pacific would eliminate the Atlanta brand. But it won’t leave Midtown, CEO says.

In “The Tempest,” Shakespeare wrote, “what’s past is prologue,” meaning history sets the context for the present and dictates future events. Except, apparently, when it comes to transcontinental ...

A storied piece of Americana celebrating America’s 250th birthday and the railroads begins later this month with four public display days and numerous whistle-stops in a three-state swing. The Big Boy ...

Rail enthusiasts around the country are gearing up for a once-in-a-lifetime event as Union Pacific’s legendary steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, embarks on th ...

The remote, unincorporated town of Trona is used to earthquakes. But not the type that hit on Feb. 3. Searles Valley Minerals President and CEO Dennis Cruise announced in a company-wide letter that ...

It belongs to the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad, a Class III locomotive operating a 150-mile vertical route from Monett, Mo., to Fort Smith. Saturday morning's trip is a few hours from Springdale to ...