Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

One of the most lowly looking businessmen in the U. S. is the junkman with his knobby old horse and ramshackle wagon, collecting old rags, old bottles, bones and scrap iron. Yet when Junkman Bill ...

Amtrak’s retired trains are sold, recycled, or preserved through a structured process as new Airo and Avelia fleets shape the ...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Wednesday announced a special scheme, under which residents can claim up to 20 per cent tax rebate on purchase of new vehicles by scrapping their old ones. The ...

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, JUST WEST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, MAKING SOME HISTORY TODAY. INSTEAD OF BOARDING THE BIG YELLOW BUS, THEY GOT ON A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO. NOW THAT’S THE ...

The builder of a roadside restaurant attraction in Ohio has claimed one of four steam engines abandoned in a Roanoke scrap yard. Terry Byrne intends to haul off his find today aboard a supersized ...

When it comes to improving efficiency and reducing emissions in transportation, often the answer is to take what’s old and replace it with something entirely new, such as buying an electric vehicle.

The last Louisiana-built steam engine left in the state has survived the scrap heap for a century, thanks to a dedicated band of volunteers and self-described "train nuts." But the old locomotive is ...

EL PASO, Texas - El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has signed 15-year-old Locomotive Academy defender Kenneth Hoban for the 2025 season, making him the youngest professional signing in ...

Caltrain has opened an online store with the hope of auctioning off 20 retired diesel locomotives that can be repurposed as a brewery, store, community center or cozy home. An opening bid for the ...

They’re sad looking, rusty and covered in graffiti. Soon this derelict fleet of NJ Transit locomotives, parked on a track in the North Jersey woods for 12 years, will be sold for scrap. But first, NJ ...