CSX Transportation will buy 100 new locomotives, upgrade 50 more and purchase a suite of digital services in a $670 million deal with Wabtec Corp. announced late Monday afternoon. The new locomotives ...

It was the 1950s, a transitional postwar era when road transportation was still picking up pace, and railways did the heavy lifting. Steam engines were on the way out as diesel locomotives gained a ...

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Railroad operator Union Pacific (UNP.N), opens new tab and locomotive parts maker Wabtec (WAB.N), opens new tab signed an agreement worth $1.2 billion to modernize the railroad’s ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with an additional date for the Ogden, Utah, stop initially omitted by Union Pacific. (NEXSTAR) – The wait is over, sort of. Union Pacific has announced the ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - As the organizations across the country prepare for the nation’s 250th birthday, Union Pacific is set to roll out one of its historic attractions. Big Boy No. 4014, the world ...

Engine 557 sits on rails in front of its home shop in Wasilla. The 557 Restoration Company fired up the old steam locomotive Nov. 8, 2025, for the first time since the 1950s. The last steam locomotive ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The world's largest steam engine will return to the rails in 2026. Union Pacific Railroad said Big Boy No. 4014 will return to the rails in a "big way" in honor of America's 250th ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – Union Pacific announced this week that historic locomotive 'Big Boy' will make history on its first-ever coast-to-coast tour this year in honor of America's 250th birthday. The ...

Northumberland, Pa.-based North Shore Railroad Company & Affiliates (NSHR) on Dec. 22 rolled out a tribute to America’s 250th anniversary: NSHR 2238. Local artist Pedro Reyes hand-painted symbols of ...

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 ...

SUGARCREEK — The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum has acquired a rare steam locomotive, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway #1308. According to a community announcement, the locomotive, a 2-6-6-2 steam engine ...