Gresley designed the A4 out of national pride and competitive fury. After riding Germany’s fast DR 877 diesel train, he resolved that Britain would not be beaten on the rails. By streamlining his ...

In November of 1945, the Pennsylvania Railroad rolled out the T1: the first of its new class of high-speed steam locomotives. Penned by the same hand that gave us the Coke bottle, the T1 was built ...

Rail travel has come a long way from the slow chugging of steam engines. Today, the race for the fastest train has become a ...

There’s no denying that while railroads have switched to diesel and electric as their primary power sources, there’s a certain allure to the age of steam. With that in mind, a group of Pennsylvania ...

The coal was hot. The crew were ready. On July 3rd, 1938, the 4468 Mallard, an A4-class steam locomotive, was performing an alleged brake test for its London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) owners.