To meet these goals, Amtrak has undertaken several initiatives, including buying more efficient electric locomotives for the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and more fuel-efficient diesel locomotives for use ...

Forde was referring to 83 locomotives that will start ... of U.S. rail seem to confirm Amtrak’s seemingly contradictory characterization of diesel trains as green. The new diesel trains, rail ...

Commuters in New York and Connecticut were experiencing heavy delays Friday after a Thursday evening outage hampered Amtrak ...

Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner passenger ... Already, the Pacific Surfliner trains are using diesel-electric Charger locomotives, which have Tier IV emissions certification from the Environmental ...

Passenger train service in the U.S. Northeast was still not back to full capacity early Friday afternoon after crews worked ...

The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner fleet also currently operates with one of the cleanest types of diesel-electric locomotives across the country, according to LOSSAN. Called the Charger locomotive ...

The cost-benefit analysis is woefully unfavorable to the forced displacement of diesel locomotives ... should value far more than state-supported Amtrak. In this case, EPA Administrator Michael ...

operating under diesel power and third rail. Unlike the older GE-built P32 Genesis locomotives ... has also built dual-mode Chargers for Amtrak. But in that case they operate “under the ...

Amtrak trains pass under Route 120 near the ... earlier this month voted to convert up to six of Metra’s oldest diesel locomotives to zero-emission battery power with a target of mid-2026 ...

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