WATERLOO, Iowa — The Iowa Northern Railway Company is growing its business at the same time it is decreasing the pollution its locomotives emit. Last week the Cedar Rapids-based shortline railroad ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Union Pacific hybrid locomotive mother unit (left) and slug. (Photo: Union Pacific) One year after the rollout, Union Pacific is ...

The first prototype of the new hybrid-electric locomotive is expected to be delivered in late 2023. Credit: Union Pacific. US-based Union Pacific Railroad has struck a partnership with green ...

The Union Pacific Railroad built a hybrid battery-electric prototype locomotive at its North Little Rock facility, and testing is set to begin this month, the company announced earlier this week.