Locomotives remain a fast and efficient way to move cargo overland. The low rolling resistance of steel-on-steel will always beat rubber on road, the ability to pull long chains of freight cars, ...

Starting this weekend, newly painted SD40-2 diesel locomotive #1776 will be featured on the Reading & Northern Railroad’s all ...

A new study finds that diesel trains may expose passengers to elevated levels of certain pollutants, especially if they are sitting directly behind the locomotive -- these commuters breathe exhaust ...

From the outside, blue and silver Locomotive No. 2015 doesn't look much different from the half-dozen other Amtrak engines that shuttle commuters between San Jose and Sacramento every day. But the ...

Amtrak announced Monday that 14 new, environmentally friendly diesel-electric passenger locomotives are now in operation on the Pacific Surfliner route in Southern California. The Siemens Charger ...

On first glance, the hulking locomotive in Union Pacific Railroad's yard near the Port of Oakland looks like any other. But Locomotive 1378 doesn't have any smokestacks -- or the clouds of black smoke ...

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 ...

NOUADHIBOU, Mauritania--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) today announced it has signed a contract with SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE ET MINIERE (SNIM) to manufacture a quantity of ...

A diesel train will get the lights for the first time, bringing the holiday theme to all of Metro-North’s east-of-Hudson ...

Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno reviews the Rapido Trains HO scale (1:87.1) General Electric C36-7 diesel ...