The wood-burning steam locomotive, called the Rocket, was built in 1838 and was the first of eight engines imported from England to be put into service on the Philadelphia & Reading Railway.

Nearby stands Rocket’s elder sibling, Locomotion No 1, built by the Stephensons in 1825 for the Stockton & Darlington Railway, meaning that Shildon must now boast the best collection of early ...

That said, it's still impressive that the Big Boy 4014, a locomotive delivered by Union Pacific Railroad in December of 1941, still holds distinction in the Guinness Book of World Records for the ...

The steam locomotive, owned by the city of Stillwater, is being housed at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in St. Paul pursuant to a 32-year lease agreement, which expires in 2031. (Courtesy of ...

Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held in October 1829 to find the best design of steam locomotive for the recently-formed Liverpool and Manchester Railway.