Canadian railway CN announced the launch of its medium-horsepower hybrid-electric locomotive developed in collaboration with Knoxville Locomotive Works (KLW) of Tennessee. The Montreal-based company ...

The new Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS-64) electric locomotives are now in a comprehensive and rigorous testing program, and are being put through the paces before entering Northeast service this fall.

CSX unveiled its first hydrogen-powered locomotive on Tuesday following a partnership with CPKC designed to foster innovation and a clean environment. According to a press release from CSX, the ...

OptiFuel Systems (OptiFuel) announced Jan. 11 that it will begin testing a 5600 hp Total-Zero™ Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Line Haul Locomotive and 2500 hp Total-Zero™ Powered Tender with 7,500 DGE ...

The 20+ PCBs on board diesel locomotives survive a very tough combination of functional and environmental testing before they leave the roundhouse. Like automobiles, locomotives have become high-tech ...

Alstom has conducted the first run of a shunting locomotive, converted from diesel to hydrogen propulsion, in Salzgitter, Germany. This development is part of a collaboration with VPS Verkehrsbetriebe ...

CN is testing two main line diesel-electric locomotives fueled principally by LNG (liquefied natural gas) in revenue service in northern Alberta, Canada. The units are testing on the 300-mile run ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Amtrak is now in the midst of full-scale testing of new locomotives that will be put into service along the Northeast Corridor this fall. "This will be the workhorse of the Amtrak ...

PUEBLO, Colo. – Turns out they won’t let a largely unqualified reporter like me take the controls of the nation’s newest locomotive, a $6 million behemoth stuffed with a 16-cylinder diesel engine ...

The 20+ PCBs on board diesel locomotives survive a very tough combination of functional and environmental testing before they leave the roundhouse. Like automobiles, locomotives have become high-tech ...