Amid the solitude that envelopes the open lands of Southern Colorado, Stathi Pappas breaks the peace as he shovels coals into a steam train engine built in the 1880s. His hands and boots are black, ...

It isn’t much of a stretch to proclaim the 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive as the “poster child” of the Super Power era of steam locomotives. “Berkshire,” “Kanawha,” “Big Emma” — regardless of ...

It also transforms into an entire Christmas experience—a tradition now running for two decades. Built in 1941 in Lima, Ohio, the Pere Marquette 1225 is one of the most powerful steam engines ever ...