Norfolk Southern has acquired 40 new diesel-electric locomotives from Wabtec, its first such purchase since 2022, as it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NJ Transit's ALP-45 locomotive is an example of dual-mode power. (Photo: Stuart Chirls/FreightWaves) The agency that oversees the ...

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), operator of Tri-Rail commuter rail service, has ordered seven ...

Two Alco FPA4 locomotives at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad will be converted to electric power in a $3.5 million ...

“Ohio EPA is partnering with Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad to repower two diesel-powered locomotives with electric engines ...

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 ...

A battery-powered locomotive, second from right, helps pull a BNSF train in California from Barstow to Stockton in a test this year. (TNS) — Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American ...

West Palm Beach commuters could soon see a major improvement in their daily rides, thanks to a new fleet of locomotives ...

New electric Amtrak trains will reduce traffic jams and save energy, vice president Biden announced last week at 30th Street Station. The trains will start running in the next few months. New electric ...

Going way back in time, in 1966, traction motor power of North American diesel-electric locomotives was far less than that of Soviet Union electric locomotives. For example, individual traction motor ...

Rail technology company Wabtec has demonstrated an electric locomotive that could help lessen the environmental footprint of heavy-haul freight services. The company's battery-powered FLXdrive ...

Wabtec is building battery-powered locomotives for Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific and major mining companies in Australia. Like a lumbering, mile-long train, change in the freight rail industry isn’t ...