You may be surprised to learn that, when you look at a massive, modern locomotive hauling miles of freight, you are looking at an electric vehicle. Contemporary locomotives have huge electric traction ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NJ Transit's ALP-45 locomotive is an example of dual-mode power. (Photo: Stuart Chirls/FreightWaves) The agency that oversees the ...

A quarter of the trains running on the newly-electrified £144m rail line between East Kilbride and Glasgow Central will be diesel, ScotRail has confirmed. Electric trains will operate passenger ...

Iron ore miners trying to slash diesel use through the rollout of electric locomotives have run into formidable opposition ...

NEW LONDON, Conn. (WFSB) - Connecticut’s Department of Transportation is proposing to replace the electric trains on Shore Line East with diesel engines, a cost-cutting move that could save the state ...

A correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. Since Caltrain has switched to electric trains, their retired diesel fleet will be sent to Lima, Peru, ...

An energy shortage on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) has forced an “all- electric” budget rail operator to run diesel trains on a Scotland to London service. Lumo, part of transport company ...

Amtrak has begun applying America 250 decals to some diesel and electric locomotives as the 250th anniversary of U.S.

There are significant parallels between today’s emergence of electric vehicles and the emergence of diesels a century ago. George Santayana’s quote sticks in my mind: “Those who cannot remember the ...

The U30C was General Electric’s best-selling U-boat. Between 1966 and 1976, approximately 600 units (number of units made varies from 592-600 depending on source material) were built for more than 20 ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Train Simulator: BR Blue Diesel Electric Pack Loco Add-On Synonymous with the most recognizable period in British Rail’s history, the ‘Rail Blue’ livery ...