SILT MESA Dick Maddock has invested his skills as a machinist, thousands of dollars and thousands of hours of his time building a railroad that he can ride in his Silt Mesa yard.He has built a ...

On first glance, the hulking locomotive in Union Pacific Railroad's yard near the Port of Oakland looks like any other. But Locomotive 1378 doesn't have any smokestacks -- or the clouds of black smoke ...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – For the 20th year in a row you can ride through Lakes Regional Park in style on the Holiday Express Train. The miniature diesel locomotive takes you on a 15 minute trip through the ...

NEXT-GEN SMALL-ROAD MOTIVE POWER, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2025 ISSUE: Short lines and switching operations face several hurdles if they want to acquire locomotives powered by fuels beyond diesel. For ...

Locomotives remain a fast and efficient way to move cargo overland. The low rolling resistance of steel-on-steel will always beat rubber on road, the ability to pull long chains of freight cars, ...