A live steam locomotive is returning to the North Shore after engines of its kind have been absent for a decade. Locomotive 2719, an ALCO steam engine built in 1923, will make a trip from the Duluth ...

From the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady to Albany's Delaware & Hudson Railway, the Capital Region forged new ground in transportation. Today, the former ALCO site is being developed into a ...

If you ever manage to take a peek inside the train operator's compartment on the subway, the whole operation might strike you as kind of simple. There aren't a whole lot of controls to work with. But ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Steam could breathe new life into the old Baltimore & Ohio roundhouse near Steelyard Commons. The Midwest Railway Preservation Society is already restoring a Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive ...

While train travel is still a viable mode of transportation in certain parts of the country, for many, locomotives primarily serve as reminders of American history. This part of Americana is preserved ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — An iconic diesel locomotive made its return to Scranton Friday. The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) PA Passenger locomotive known as the Nickel Plate (NKP) 190 has spent the past ...

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