Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

Woodstown Central Railroad steam locomotive No. 9, an Alco 0-6-0, suffered an overheated journal on its central axle during the 12 p.m. excursion on April 18. The railroad's mechanical team determined ...

Railroad History, known as the R&LHS; Bulletin from 1921 until 1972, is the oldest railroad history journal in North America. It contains original scholarship and fresh interpretations that set the ...

VILLA GROVE, Ill. (WAND) – Thousands of people across Illinois lined railroad tracks for minutes or hours waiting to catch a glimpse of Union Pacific 4014 commonly known as the Big Boy. This iron ...

A giant steam locomotive, the world’s only operating "Big Boy," traveled through Illinois before stopping in a Chicago suburb, where it will be on display for several days this weekend. One of the ...

It’s powerful, charismatic and can draw an adoring crowd of thousands. No, not a presidential candidate. Rather, it’s the return of Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 to Illinois this fall. The vintage ...

It was the dawn of a new age in rail transportation, one in which coal-fired steam locomotives gave way to oil-powered diesels. By the spring of 1936, Bloomington residents could travel between ...

If you have any train fans at home, they will love nothing more than to set their eyes on one of the world’s largest steam locomotives. Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” Train No. 4014 will be on display in ...