The diesel-electric locomotive has been a mainstay of freight railroads and many passenger railroads for over a century. These locomotives have proven to have a great mix of power, fuel economy, and ...

NEXT-GEN SMALL-ROAD MOTIVE POWER, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2025 ISSUE: Short lines and switching operations face several hurdles if they want to acquire locomotives powered by fuels beyond diesel. For ...

A new tourist attraction has rolled into Heritage Park, just in time for the holidays.

Two electric locomotives from Innovative Rail Technologies will work the US Steel switching yards at Mon Valley Works’ Edgar Thomson and Clairton plants near Pittsburgh and will save an estimated ...

The state of California is planning to make all its passenger rail 100% emissions-free by 2035. A prototype HFC (hydrogen fuel cell) trainset, the Stadler FLIRT H2, has been tested and will begin ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Scores of government officials, public agencies and business interests are warning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that ...

At first glance it makes no sense - smooth steel wheels on smooth steel rails should slip like ice on ice. But rail friction ...

Diesel-powered trains are set to operate 25% of services on a newly electrified ScotRail line between Glasgow Central and ...