In 1974, Andrew Lloyd Webber began working on songs for an animated TV series based on the Thomas the Tank Engine children’s books. It didn’t pan out, but the idea of singing, anthropomorphic trains ...

An old steam train is making its way across North America, and enthusiasts got to see it pass by Wauwatosa on Monday, May 6. To say two-year-old Caden loves trains is an understatement. It's a sight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vietnam has restored to old steam trains featuring "retro-style" carriages reminicent of an Orient Express-style set from the ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Canadian Pacific Kansas City's (CPKC) Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour will roll into Davenport on May 10. The event is free of charge for everyone and all ages are welcome. The ...

ELY, Nev. (KTNV) — In one Nevada community, the history of the American railway is kept alive and well. "Our trains are 100 and 150 years old, and that's what we run. We have people who will reserve ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

A caboose brings up the rear of a train. (Photo by Art Smith) A group of historical amusement park steam engines continue to work building up steam and doing what they were designed to do, haul people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ellen Thomsen, one of the owners of the family owned Redwood Valley Railway steam train, waves to passengers as they pass through ...