The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is looking to upgrade Long Island Rail Road work locomotives with technology that ...

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 ...

Sierra Railroad Company division Sierra Northern Railway (SNR) has announced the completion of testing for a four-axle hydrogen-fuelled, zero-emission switching locomotive. The testing took place at ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Midwest Terminals in Toledo reconfigured a diesel locomotive from the 1950s into a 100% battery-powered locomotive. This is the first of its kind within the United States. The ...

With no discussion the members of the Los Angeles City Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee on Tuesday, Oct. 15, advanced an agreement for a zero-emissions switcher locomotive demonstration project at ...

Five years after World War II ended, it became apparent to the railroads that steam locomotives were not the motive power of the choice. While a half dozen locomotive builders were assembling ...

Using hydrogen fuel, the new switcher locomotive will save nearly 10,000 gallons of conventional diesel fuel annually. Credit: David Mark from Pixabay. Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) is to ...

A unique new exhibit arrived at the Haapsalu Railway and Communications Museum on Friday — a one-of-a-kind MEV-1 switcher locomotive, which was transported to the coastal city from the rail depot in ...