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Despite the ongoing dominance of high-speed and bullet trains, Shanxi still maintains four pairs of public welfare "slow trains". Nationwide, there are 81 such pairs, covering 21 provinces and ...

China News Service (CNS) reports on the recent innovative advances of Chinese northern province of Hebei, highlighting ...

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- A steam locomotive built 123 years ago is about to get a $1.3 million life-boosting rebuild. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has awarded the grant funds to the Genesee County ...

It was the 1950s, a transitional postwar era when road transportation was still picking up pace, and railways did the heavy lifting. Steam engines were on the way out as diesel locomotives gained a ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with an additional date for the Ogden, Utah, stop initially omitted by Union Pacific. (NEXSTAR) – The wait is over, sort of. Union Pacific has announced the ...

(NEXSTAR) — The ground rumbles. A billowing cloud of steam forms in the sky. Then suddenly, the 1.2 million-pound locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 is pulling into a station near you. It won’t be ...

Editor’s Note: This is one of multiple stories in ETX View’s 2026 January/February issue that published Jan. 10. To read more stories and view the full digital edition, visit our ETX View homepage.

All aboard: the world's largest operating steam locomotive could be rolling through Texas on tour in 2026. On Monday, Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena announced that Big Boy No. 4014 would embark on its ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The world's largest steam engine will return to the rails in 2026. Union Pacific Railroad said Big Boy No. 4014 will return to the rails in a "big way" in honor of America's 250th ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – Union Pacific announced this week that historic locomotive 'Big Boy' will make history on its first-ever coast-to-coast tour this year in honor of America's 250th birthday. The ...

Trains are a popular concept in the lengthy queue of Lego set fan ideas, and one potential set has ties to Michigan. Fans have started two separate petitions on the Lego website to get the Pere ...