Union Pacific plans to send Big Boy No. 4014 on a transcontinental trip next year as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. “I want to run Big Boy across the country,” CEO Jim Vena told ...
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena says he wants the world’s heaviest operational steam locomotive — Big Boy 4014 — to make its first ...
The diesel 100 years later. From scrappy newcomer to industry standard, the story of diesel-electric locomotives starts with ...
After the Civil War, Wapakoneta rapidly grew due to the opportunities provided by the railroad. Two banks, Farmer’s Bank and ...
One of South Africa’s most iconic steam trains is a step closer to returning to the tracks along the Garden Route after 15 ...
A system from national rail operator, British Rail in 1975, used distributed computing and a 400km data network to track freight ...