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Miner's green dream on track with electric trains
Battery-powered trains will help Fortescue eliminate fossil fuels from its Pilbara iron ore operations as it chases its 2030 Real Zero strategy.
Wabtec Corp. has secured new orders from major railroads, including Union Pacific and CSX. The deals could mean significant ...
The world's largest steam engine is coming back to Utah this spring in the first leg of its first-ever coast-to-coast tour, ...
Union Pacific and Wabtec have signed a landmark agreement that will see a complete modernisation of the former's AC4400 ...
As of early 2026, the Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 is stationed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, preparing for a major 2026 ...
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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 ...
Cheyenne-based Big Boy 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will make its first ever coast-to-coast tour this year to honor America's 250th birthday. The tour could begin near the end ...
Four million years ago, the landscape of Northern Greece was the territory of a huge snake, a true biological titan. It was home to Laophis crotaloides, a prehistoric viper that remains the heaviest ...
Modern societies require huge amounts of power to function, and to generate that power, huge power stations are needed. Power-hungry countries are increasingly turning to renewable energy — with some ...
Above: Previous coverage of ‘Big Boy’ locomotive’s first coast-to-coast tour (NEXSTAR) — The ground rumbles. A billowing cloud of steam forms in the sky. Then suddenly, the 1.2 million-pound ...
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