Americans heard the first rumble of a diesel locomotive trekking across the country in May 1936, when the Santa Fe Railroad’s Super Chief passenger train began operating between Los Angeles and ...

The loud choo choo and clanging of Santa Fe steam locomotive 2926 filled the air as it pulled in at Tractor Brewing Company on Fourth Street in Albuquerque on Saturday morning. Children excitedly blew ...

Example of an oil-burning steam engine, the 610 Texas & Pacific, made by Lima Locomotive Works, circa 1920s. Photo taken on March 2, 1977. Dallas News Staff Editor’s note: Take a look back in The ...

Visionary executive William Barstow Strong led the second transcontinental line, the Santa Fe, in the 1880s, paving the way for thousands of miles of track. Illustration by Matthew Richardson When the ...