A visit to Southern Pacific's Taylor Yard in Los Angeles always included a run by of its diesel locomotive ... the Southern ...

There are steam locomotives, and then there’s “Big Boy.” At 604 tons and 132 feet long and with a 4-8-8-4-wheel arrangement, it is the largest, most powerful steam locomotive in the world.

The Class DD51 diesel-hydraulic locomotive was in service for nearly 60 years since the era of the former Japanese National Railways. The Class DD51 replaced steam locomotives as the workhorse of ...

The Fell differential gearbox. All diesel locomotive designs struggle with the problem of transmitting the huge torque required to start a fully loaded train at low speeds, and because of the huge ...

The Rapido Trains HO Alco RS11 diesel locomotive recently visited our Wisconsin ... the locomotive's paint scheme - as he shares a brief history of Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific No. 3600; highlights ...