America's most powerful locomotive was so extreme, cities had to ban it

In the 1950s, a new kind of locomotive made even extreme hills easy for trains to climb. But this extra-powerful engine came ...
The Autopian on MSN

One of the world's biggest locomotives was as long as a Boeing 747 and was powered by a coal-burning turbine that ate itself

The Union Pacific Railroad used to be obsessed with power. The railroad spent decades searching for and developing one locomotive to rule them all. This search resulted in icons like the Big Boy and ...
Ever After in the Woods

This Pennsylvania Train Ride Travels Beneath Ground In A Historic Coal Mine

Discover Pennsylvania’s mining heritage on this underground train ride through a historic coal mine deep beneath the surface.
WUWM

Departing soon from the railroad track of the Milwaukee County Zoo: The last coal-fired locomotive

There are just a couple days left to ride the last coal-fired steam locomotive at the Milwaukee County Zoo—one of the days being this coming Saturday, Sept. 14. Partly for environmental reasons, the ...
The Durango Herald

Last coal-fired engine departs Durango train station, marking end of an era

Saturday marked the bittersweet end of an era for Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad with the last departure of the railroad’s sole remaining coal-burning locomotive, Engine No. 481. The last ...
Colorado Public Radio

Where does all the coal traveling next to I-25 go?

For nearly two decades, Bob Cone has wondered about the seemingly endless stream of coal trains he hears near his home in Larkspur. They amble southbound near Interstate 25, and he falls asleep to ...