Iron ore mining is a dirty industry, not just because of the extraction and processing of material, but due to the transportation of it as well. Thankfully, steps are being taken to make ore ...

The agency that oversees the U.S. rail network thinks it has a plan to help freight trains switch from diesel to cleaner and less expensive electric power. A Federal Railroad Administration study on ...

The railroad industry is struggling to determine what the locomotive of the future will look like. Railroads have committed to carbon emission reductions, but there still much uncertainty about the ...

Widmer Rail, the Swiss rail freight company, recently invested in two Vectron electric locomotives complete with battery modules made by Siemens Mobility, reported Railway Supply. The move aims to ...

Innovative Rail Technologies (IRT), an American Corporation headquartered in Florida, is a rail solutions provider offering its proprietary retrofit electrification technology to convert diesel ...

CSX is transitioning more diesel-electric locomotives to hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) power at its Huntington Locomotive Shop in West Virginia. Meanwhile, Union Pacific (UP) and locomotive control systems ...

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 ...

A battery-powered era is dawning on the Grand Canyon Railway. The whistle echoes across the high desert as the vintage locomotive pulls away from Williams, Arizona, its wheels clicking rhythmically ...

Decarbonizing diesel-powered locomotives, one of the Biden administration’s climate policy goals, will require major investments in a fleet of engines using an as-yet undetermined alternative power ...

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