A steam locomotive at Knott’s Berry Farm has been reborn, a birthing that took seven years. Engine No. 340, the “Green River,” is one of two engines owned by the farm. It and sister engine No. 41 were ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The labor of love that is working on historic steam locomotives is also a family affair for the Taylors. Long ago, Brad Taylor’s grandfathers worked at the Lima Locomotive Works, ...

Editor’s Note: This is one of multiple stories in ETX View’s 2026 January/February issue that published Jan. 10. To read more stories and view the full digital edition, visit our ETX View homepage.

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 ...