SEWARD, Neb. (KOLN) - A trail of smoke floats behind a Union Pacific locomotive as it chugs past miniature buildings. The model train is controlled by conductor and collector - John Blomenberg. The ...

Though I’ve been in the hobby for more than 70 years, I’m still amazed at the number of new products being released. Gone are ...

, is an unmarked red warehouse. No sign indicates what’s inside: an expansive space where miniature train tracks crisscross and steam engines chug along. The place is , owned by Larry Staver and Amy O ...

Steam turbine-powered locomotives never really caught on. Similar to gas turbine engines, steam turbines are efficient at certain rpm, and extremely inefficient at many others. At high speeds, they ...

In November of 1945, the Pennsylvania Railroad rolled out the T1: the first of its new class of high-speed steam locomotives. Penned by the same hand that gave us the Coke bottle, the T1 was built ...

Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago. Even now, in the age of electric trains, SLs still enjoy deep-rooted popularity, and some ...

When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist, the replacement ...