Reading & Northern Railroad will operate a special steam excursion to Jim Thorpe from its Penobscot station in Mountain Top on Sept. 13. The trip is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Mountain Top.

It isn't much of a stretch to proclaim the 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive as the "poster child" of the Super Power era of steam locomotives. "Berkshire," "Kanawha," "Big Emma" - regardless of ...

DENVER (KDVR) — “Big Boy,” a 1.2 million-pound locomotive, is back in Colorado after being restored to the world’s largest operating steam locomotive — and there’s one more chance to see it this ...

Freshly painted SD40-2 #1776 sits on the track at Jim Thorpe Yard next to the usual power for the Pittston excursions, GP38-2 #2023. PORT CLINTON — Newly painted SD40-2 diesel locomotive #1776 is ...

Bullet trains may steal their thunder, but these locomotives offer an unrivaled way to see Japan’s most beautiful landscapes. Looking for a fall getaway in Japan? Train travelers can hop aboard the SL ...