The Queen of Steam hits the tracks for five unforgettable weekends

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Starting Friday, you get a chance to ride on the only remaining steam locomotive in Virginia.

'Beautiful moment' as steam train crosses bridge

Some people travelled long distances to view the train crossing the Skerne Bridge in Darlington, in what they described as a ...
WSLS 10

611 steam locomotive excursions scheduled for the fall

Get excited, train enthusiasts! Your chance to ride behind the beloved 611 steam locomotive is full steam ahead. The Virginia Museum of Transportation and the Virginia Scenic Railway have announced a ...
The Sentinel

Full steam ahead as Britain marks the bicentenary of a world-changing rail journey

Thousands of people over the weekend celebrated the 200th anniversary of the historic British train journey that laid the ...
Time

Steam vs. Electricity

Which is faster—the steam or electric locomotive? On the face of the latest returns, the “juice” seems to have it. At Erie, Pa., last week a speed of 105 miles an hour was attained over a short test ...

This Historic Steam Train Through the Rockies Has Some of the Best Foliage Views in the U.S.—and It's the Longest and Highest Steam Railroad in America

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, North America’s longest and highest steam railroad, takes passengers deep into ...
BFI

Railway 200 on screen: British cinema’s great train journey

Kicking off a new series celebrating the 200th anniversary of the UK’s passenger railways, curator Steven Foxon offers a whistle-stop tour of the long-running love affair between cinema and trains, ...

Engine shed and station listed to mark Railway 200

A railway engine shed and turntable in Dorset and a train station on the Isle of Wight are among seven sites that have been grade II listed to mark 200 years of the modern railway. Havenstreet Railway ...