Tacoma Rail has received federal and state funding to replace two of its 14 diesel “switcher” locomotives with battery-powered ones that emit zero pollution. Switchers maneuver railcars around ...

Electric traction is the norm, whether it comes from a trackside supply or from a diesel generator ... is British Rail number 10100, otherwise commonly known as the Fell locomotive, and it ...

The Class I railroad (NYSE: UNP) and project partner ZTR Control Systems recently wrapped up testing of the first unit of a ...

Progress Rail is now supplying diesel-battery-electric locomotives, with Rumo in Brazil taking delivery of the first hybrid units this year, the manufacturer reported on Sept. 20. The new locomotives ...

Railroad operators like to say that trains are greener than trucks when it comes to moving goods, pointing out that one railcar can haul three to four times as much as a truck, and one freight ...

Locomotives ... Progress Rail's Joules are not avante-garde spaceships. The first production Joule, the SD40JR doesn't even have a catchy name and looks nearly identical to its diesel-powered ...

to keep these in revenue service in a place that did not currently have a commuter rail operation,” Sargent said. When Caltrain put their 1985 F40 diesel locomotives on the market, the fine ...

A major shortage of electric locos has hit the Mumbai-Pune rail section as almost all of the trains in this section are now switched to diesel locomotives. Indian Railways is plagued by shortage ...

A piece of American history will be on display this weekend in downtown Los Angeles as part of a rail safety ... and black like a railroad crossing sign. The Amtrak 203 is a diesel-electric ...