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How Britain built the fastest steam locomotive ever
In the 1930s, speed records became a matter of national prestige, and Nazi Germany used high speed locomotives as propaganda symbols of technological dominance. Britain responded with the LNER Class ...
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 ...
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Railroad operator Union Pacific and locomotive parts maker Wabtec signed an agreement worth $1.2 billion to modernize the railroad’s AC4400 locomotives, the companies said on ...
Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive will lead a coast-to-coast tour in 2026 to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. The first leg of the tour will travel from Wyoming to California, ...
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 ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Wabtec has secured another major ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The company announced the deal ...
CPKC’s acquisitions are part of an ongoing, multi-year $800 million investment program and are part of a previously announced multi-year capital plan. Having completed purchase of 100 Wabtec Evolution ...
A Deerfield Beach man has been arrested in connection with a deadly crash that killed an electric scooter rider in Boca Raton last summer, according to the Palm Son of elderly couple found dead booked ...
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Tri-Rail is modernizing its fleet, but it will take a few years before commuters see the benefits. The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), the agency ...
Rolling Stock Solutions is rebuilding a fleet of F40 locomotives to serve as a lease fleet for power-hungry regional/commuter rail agencies. Think of a North American passenger train during the final ...
(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 ...
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