SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Caltrain is going electric with the roll out of its new fleet of rail cars. But, what does that mean for the gas-powered trains? If you're a train enthusiast, you may have the ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a measure Monday that will ban public rail agencies from selling their oldest diesel locomotives after they’ve been retired.

For Caltrain, its recent deal to sell 19 vintage diesel locomotives and 90 well-used passenger cars to an overseas city that will use them for a badly needed commuter train line is nothing but good ...

Prospective buyers interested in the “gently used” 135-ton diesel locomotives posted on the Caltrain website are out of luck since the Bay Area transit agency finalized the sale. Caltrain is sending ...

The change, which boosts by $153 million MotivePower’s initial $223 million contract with the MTA, will also help the authority reduce the noxious diesel fumes the trains push out into subway tunnels ...

New Jersey Transit relies on more than 20 old-school diesel engines, including the United States’ oldest locomotive in regular passenger service. New Jersey Transit’s GP40 diesel engines, also known ...

San Jose state Sen. Dave Cortese has introduced a bill to prevent state agencies selling decommissioned diesel trains for reuse after Caltrain authorized the sale of part of its diesel-powered fleet ...

Finding a 19th century spinning wheel; a Bradley stencil machine; or a vintage, iron-wheeled railroad cart from Erie’s past, is undoubtedly rare. But look no further than the Rapid Transit Building, ...