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The Union Pacific Big Boy is a class of 4-8-8-4 articulated steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1941 and 1944. Designed for heavy freight service, they were intended to pull long trains over the Wasatch mountains without the need for helper locomotives. A total...
LNER Class A3 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman is a British 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built at Doncaster in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway. Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, it was named after the railway's express service between London and Edinburgh and became associated with long-distanc...
LNER Class A4 No. 4468 Mallard is a streamlined British 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built at Doncaster in 1938 to the design of Sir Nigel Gresley. On 3 July 1938, during a test run on Stoke Bank, it reached 126 miles per hour while hauling a train of coaches. That performance remains the official...
The LNER A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway. Introduced in 1935, they were built for high-speed passenger services, notably including the "Silver Jubilee" train. The class is best known for locomotive No. 44...
Union Pacific No. 4014 is a 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" articulated steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1941. It was retired in 1961 and displayed at a park in Los Angeles until Union Pacific reacquired it in 2013. The railroad completed a multi-year restoration to operating co...
Norfolk & Western No. 611 is a streamlined J-class 4-8-4 steam locomotive built in 1950 at the railway's Roanoke Shops in Virginia. It was designed for fast passenger trains on the Norfolk and Western Railway and is the only surviving member of the fourteen-locomotive J class. After entering preserv...
Southern Pacific No. 4449 is a GS-4 class 4-8-4 steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1941. Its streamlined casing and high-power design were intended for fast passenger trains on the Southern Pacific Railroad. The locomotive gained national attention when it hauled the American Fre...
The Norfolk & Western Class J is a class of 4-8-4 "Northern" steam locomotives designed and built in-house at the N&W Roanoke Shops. Built primarily during World War II, these engines were noted for their precision engineering, reliability, and smooth riding qualities. They were utilized to pull the...
The LNER A3 was a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway. An evolution of the earlier A1 class, they featured higher boiler pressure and improved steam flow for express passenger work. The class includes the famous locomotive No. 4...
The Chesapeake & Ohio Allegheny is a class of 2-6-6-6 articulated steam locomotives built by the Lima Locomotive Works between 1941 and 1948. Designed for heavy freight and coal drag service, they were highly powerful machines optimized for pulling massive loads over mountainous terrain. The wheel a...
Union Pacific No. 844 is a 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1944. Originally assigned to high-speed passenger service, it was retained by the railroad and never officially retired, making it unique among Class I railroad steam locomotives in t...
Southern Pacific No. 4449 is a GS-4 class 4-8-4 streamlined steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1941. It was designed for high-speed passenger service, pulling trains like the "Daylight" along the California and Pacific Northwest corridors. The locomotive is the only surviving exa...
The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 was a British mixed-traffic steam locomotive designed for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway by William Stanier. The class used a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement and was built in large numbers for work that included both passenger trains and freight services. Its Black Fi...
The New York Central S-1b Niagara is a class of 4-8-4 steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company in 1945. The railroad ordered 27 of these locomotives to haul heavy, high-speed passenger trains on its Water Level Route, including the renowned 20th Century Limited. Characterized by th...
The Union Pacific Challengers were a class of 4-6-6-4 articulated steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the Union Pacific Railroad beginning in 1936. The locomotives featured a simple articulated design with two engine units sharing a single boiler, allowing them to n...
LNER Class A1 60163 Tornado is a British standard-gauge express passenger steam locomotive built by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust and completed in 2008. It is a modern continuation of the LNER Peppercorn A1 design rather than an original locomotive from the London and North Eastern Railway. Tornado...
The Beyer-Garratt is a type of articulated steam locomotive developed from Herbert William Garratt's 1907 design and manufactured under licence by Beyer, Peacock and Company. Its boiler and cab sit on a central frame carried between two powered engine units, each with its own driving wheels. This ar...
Pop!_OS, developed by System76, is a Debian-based distribution specifically designed for developers and gamers. Its automatic tiling window manager, pre-installed NVIDIA drivers, and dedicated gaming tools provide a streamlined and optimized experience. The distribution's focus on hardware compatibi...
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Coronation Class is a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed by William Stanier. Built between 1937 and 1948, they were originally constructed with streamlined casings to haul express passenger services on the West Coast Main Line. The protot...
The Lima Shay locomotive is a geared steam locomotive built according to the design patented by American inventor Ephraim Shay in 1881 and later manufactured by Lima Locomotive Works. Instead of using conventional horizontal cylinders and side rods, a Shay uses vertically mounted cylinders that turn...
Pere Marquette 1225 is a 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive built in 1941 by Lima Locomotive Works for the Pere Marquette Railway. Its wheel arrangement combines two leading wheels, eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels, a layout suited to moving heavy freight at speed. The locomotive is pres...
The Nickel Plate Road S-2 Berkshire is a class of 2-8-4 steam locomotives built by the Lima Locomotive Works for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road), with the first batch entering service in 1934. These locomotives were designed for high-speed freight operations and became...
GWR 6000 King George V is a British 4-6-0 steam locomotive built at Swindon in 1927 as the prototype of the Great Western Railway's King class. It was designed for express passenger service and was sent to the United States in 1927 for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad centenary celebrations, where it...
The Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 is a preserved, articulated steam locomotive representing one of the largest locomotives ever built. Constructed in 1941, its immense size – a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement – allowed it to haul heavy freight trains across challenging terrain. Now operated by the National M...
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Black Five is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed by William Stanier for mixed-traffic service. Introduced in 1934, the class eventually comprised 842 locomotives built until 1951, making it one of the most numerous British steam classes. They w...
DJMAX Respect V is a PC rhythm game developed by Neowiz. It offers a deep gameplay experience centered around precise key presses to match dynamic music tracks. The title revitalizes the classic DJMAX series bringing together multiple stages and songs from previous titles. It’s designed for players...
Canadian Pacific 2816, known as the Empress, is a preserved H1b class 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works in December 1930 for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was designed for passenger service and later became part of the railway's heritage fleet, operating on special...
The Milwaukee Road Class A consisted of streamlined 4-4-2 Atlantic type steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1935. They were specifically designed to haul the railroad's premier Hiawatha express passenger trains at high speeds. Distinguished by their shrouded styling...
The LNER Class A4 Mallard is a streamlined steam locomotive built for British Railways in the 1930s. Notable for its speed record achieved by pilot Gresley on the Great Western Railway, it remains one of the most iconic locomotives globally. Designed for passenger services, particularly with the Lon...
Southern Railway No. 4501 is an American 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911 for Southern Railway freight service. After restoration in the 1960s, it became the first locomotive to operate in Southern Railway's steam excursion program, which began public runs...
