QUESTION: Why is George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren? Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because ...

Compared to their traditional reciprocating rod-driven counterparts, geared steam locomotives can be seen as “oddballs” to ...

Making a name for itself during the U.S. bicentennial celebration, the American Freedom Train is making a stop in Baltimore to be restored to its former glory.

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam ... only? No, it’s an entirely new design with nothing in common with the locomotives ...