A proposed private passenger train will make the Los Angeles to New York City trip in less than 72 hours – and carry ...

USA: Siemens Mobility is to supply 13 Charger B+AC battery-electric locomotives for New York Metropolitan Transportation ...

Great Western Railway says battery and fast-charging technology can prove discontinuous electrification can work.

News & Products for the week of June 30th 2025 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about ...

On Friday, 11th July until Sunday, 13th July, the Diesel Gala will be making a return at The Watercress Line. They have an ...

Developed in 2003 by Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi, and manufactured until 2016, these diesel-electric locomotives feature 3300-horsepower engines,” said an official. “The Sri Lankan ...

For more than 70 years, the plaintive sound has been lost to the roar of diesel and jet engines. But the queen of all Norfolk and Western Railway’s steam locomotives — the streamlined 611 — will be ...

"The Thunder of Steam in the Blue Ridge" is a 1973 black and white film that documents the Norfolk & Western Railway's steam locomotives in the scenic Blue Ridge region of Virginia. Utilizing an ...

The Railroad & Industrial Preservation Society, Inc. (RIPS) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Norfolk Southern Corporation to restore the historic Lehigh & New England (LNE) locomotive #611.

In 1989, EMD produced two passenger prototypes, the four-axle F69РНАС, the first U.S. diesel-electric locomotive to use inverters with GTO (gate turn-off) thyristors and evaporative cooling. EMD ...

This includes two steam locomotives and 10 diesel locomotives, running on 2 ft gauge track (600 mm). Passenger trains are usually hauled by a variety of vintage diesel locomotives.

Norfolk Southern started testing fully electric trains more than 15 years ago, and a number of companies are investing in them.But Raglin said the hybrid approach might be a better alternative.