Steam locomotives are iconic symbols of Industrial Revolution and transportation history. But have you ever wondered how these massive machines work? In this video, we will explain how steam ...

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As the locomotive sector recovers, General Electric Co. plans to hire up to 200 additional workers by this summer to its Fort Worth manufacturing facility where locomotives are made.

The company employed about 1,600 people, manufacturing both gasoline and diesel-electric locomotives and electric hoists for mines.

The main objective of the South African delegation visit to BLW is to purchase 3,100-horsepower broad-gauge Alco locomotives, which currently serve in the Indian Railways after conversion to Cape ...

CHEYENNE – The Union Pacific steam crew has been busy preparing the Challenger No. 3985, along with the TTT-6 steam locomotive No. 5511 and Centennial diesel locomotive No. 6936, for delivery to ...

Railfest returns to the Steamtown National Historic Site in downtown Scranton this Labor Day weekend.

It hasn’t run in decades, its boiler is cold, and its steel bones are scattered in pieces across a rail yard — but for ...

Electricity is the best way to power most tiny electric models, including trains. A coal-fired steam turbine is the right way, however.

Pennsylvania locomotive manufacturing workers are striking for greener jobs A 1,400-worker strike at a locomotive plant is part of a larger trend of national labor organizing and calls for a just ...