Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...

Belgium is home to the first railway in continental Europe, but its steam trains were largely lost to history. Now the old locomotives that helped build Europe's Industrial Revolution are getting ...

The Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens will run on the north-south freight rail line between Belgium/Netherlands and Italy. Credit: BLS Cargo Swiss freight operator BLS Cargo has awarded Siemens a ...

The first firm order involves designing, development and homologation of 24 Traxx locomotives. Credit: © Alstom Advanced & Creative Design. Belgium national railway ...

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In the January 1949 issue, Popular Mechanics witnessed the end of the steam locomotive era as the American Locomotive Company, in its 100th year of operation (when combined with the history of its pre ...