For many like Lee Harris, there’s a personal connection to the locomotive. “I had a 611-train set when I was a kid,” Harris said as he was painting the wheels of one of the passenger cars black.

Train lovers call it the “Living Legend” — Union Pacific steam locomotive 844. It was built in 1944, the last of its kind before diesel replaced steam power.

A modern train approaches, left, as Big Boy 4014, a fully restored Union Pacific steam locomotive, is parked for viewing Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Audubon Riverside Park in New Orleans.

The historic Southern Pacific steam engine that pulled the Freedom Train stopped in San Luis Obispo on April 26, 1977. Train buffs came out as early at 7:30 am to welcome it the Pacific Daylight ...

On Saturday, the mighty locomotive moved itself down the tracks under its own steam power for the first time in many long years. The 2926 is one of the largest passenger engines ever built.

It’s very rare.” Richardson had seen the steam engine a few times before it crossed through Hagerstown and thinks the Class J locomotive was restored some time in the mid-2010s.

Leslie Alldritt, 3, looks hopefully down the tracks for another train after Union Pacific’s historic “Big Boy” steam locomotive passed through Lawrence, without stopping, Thursday, Oct. 17 ...

The smoke and whistle of the #9 locomotive has not been seen or heard at the Denton FarmPark since 2019. The 1942 steam train fell out of working condition. The FarmPark Family of Ruby Loflin, Karen ...

The golden age of railroads with this engaging guide to assembling a Lego 2-6-0 Steam Locomotive paired with a classic railroad car. Designed for both train lovers and Lego enthusiasts, this ...