SP&S 700 locomotive boiler work looks to future as team of volunteers puts on some steam It’s a well-known fact that Santa Claus loves steam trains, and so does the dedicated crew rebuilding one of ...

Richie Maggs leans into the boiler of a disassembled steam locomotive, sparks showering around him as he welds new metal to thicken and strengthen worn steel. Around him, the room echoes with the ...

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HOLLIDAYSBURG – After being transported by tractor-trailer and hoisted by cranes, a steam locomotive boiler, which was manufactured in the 1920s, was visible just after 1 p.m. on Everett Railroad ...

It hasn’t run in decades, its boiler is cold, and its steel bones are scattered in pieces across a rail yard — but for $50,000, the dream of breathing life into a century-old steam locomotive, and ...

Joe DeFrancesco listens as Mike Reindl (right) explains how the K4’s outgoing power unit works as they stand in front of the K4 locomotive’s boiler. Mirror photos by Gary M. Baranec and Patrick ...

A crack in a steam locomotive's boiler could delay its restoration. The Urie Locomotive Society (ULS) has been working on the S15 LSWR number 499, which has not moved under its own power since ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

SUGARCREEK — The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum has acquired a rare steam locomotive, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway #1308. According to a community announcement, the locomotive, a 2-6-6-2 steam engine ...