With their small wheels and articulation, these geared locomotives could waddle sure-footedly over improvised, ungraded track, around tight curves and up hills that traditional rigid-frame steam ...

Cass Scenic Railroad The West Virginia railroad is known for its large collection of operating geared steam locomotives that were once used to haul timber through the region's hills and hollows.

According to the railroad website, up to six geared steam locomotives will be staged at the depot, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The hour-long parade will commence at 10:30 a.m., with the participants ...

The Oregon Rail Heritage Center hosts train excursions on a 111-year-old steam locomotive for National Train Day.

The Harbor Springs Area Historical Society acquired the geared steam locomotive in 2021.

They attended a fundraiser for Restore the 4!, a local group leading the effort to restore the geared locomotive built in 1924 by Willamette Iron and Steel in Portland, Ore.

The Harbor Springs Area Historical Society acquired the geared steam locomotive in 2021. Restoration began that same year in November, with students from the Industrial Arts Institute in Onaway ...

The Mount Emily Shay was manufactured at the Lima Locomotive Works in Ohio in the 1920s. Shays are geared steam locomotives, specifically suited for mining and timber industries.

This article was originally published with the title “Geared Locomotives on the Mount Tamalpais Railway” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 79 No. 3 (July 1898), p. 39 doi:10.1038 ...

Visitors flock to "West Virginia's Williamsburg" for a ride on the Cass Scenic Railroad. The grade can be steep —9% at some spots, with geared locomotives providing the power — but the ...