Volunteers spent nearly a year rebuilding the diesel engine that once kept Andersen’s Bayport factory on track.

I started as a fireman on the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. in March 1955. Then I was promoted to engineer in 1957. That’s basically what I’ve been doing ever since. I began working on steam engines.

Australia’s largest rail freight operator, Aurizon, will develop and test a 1.8MWh battery-electric tender (BET) to power a standard diesel-electric locomotive in a hybrid diesel-battery configuration ...

Today, the American Lung Association released a new report, “Getting Health on Track: Cleaner Locomotives for Healthy Air.” ...

You gotta start somewhere. In this case, it’s the BNSF switchyard in Richmond, where the Richmond Pacific Railroad is testing the nation’s first “Tier 4” switch engine for certification. Tier 4 is a ...

Most of the freight locomotives here in America use diesel-electric technology. They have gigantic diesel engines that act as generators for the electric motors that do the heavy lifting to get power ...

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 ...

Southern California's commuter rail system will begin testing new diesel-powered locomotives this weekend along railways in Pasadena, Pomona, San Dimas, La Verne, Glendora, Azusa and Irwindale, ...

After a historic drought year in 2018 that culminated in the 416 Fire, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad owner Al Harper promised to bolster his fleet with engines that run on oil and diesel, ...

MTA plans to replace its fume-spewing work trains will help keep subway riders and workers from choking on toxic exhaust. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Wednesday will vote on ...

Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad No. 700 rolled into service in October 1947 and rumbled for decades along the twisting 1.5-mile Hudson waterfront route before the line closed in 1976. The 44-ton diesel ...