Much to delight of railway enthusiasts, diesel engines clag and snarl and belch out fumes, much to the consternation of just wanted to get to work on time. While the majority of high-speed railway ...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has issued a Request for Proposals for battery-electric and Tier 4 diesel locomotives as part of its efforts to modernize its equipment fleet and upgrade ...

We all know General Motors as an automaker. However, GM also has a storied past in various other industries that many might not consider. In the 1930s, GM's Electro-Motive Division began producing ...

Locomotives that run on diesel can be electrified. This would both cut CO 2 emissions and significantly reduce overall energy consumption, according to a new study. Researchers at SINTEF have now ...

Voltify, a start-up, has a bold ambition to convince U.S. Class 1 railroad companies to switch to battery-electric power. Powering locomotives using batteries rather than diesel would save U.S. rail ...

The railroad industry is struggling to determine what the locomotive of the future will look like. Railroads have committed to carbon emission reductions, but there still much uncertainty about the ...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), in coordination with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) under a consortium framework, on Feb. 25 issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for ...

Varanasi: Banaras Locomotive Works dispatched the 10th unit of a 3,300 horsepower AC–AC diesel-electric locomotive to Mozambique on Saturday, marking the completion of the export order and ...