I am responding to letters about MARC trains and their operations. One letter from a reader stated he didn't know why MARC locomotives idle all the time when they are in the rail yard ("MARC on idle ...

In partnership with the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency and HOTSTART, BNSF Railway Co. is retrofitting 11 locomotives in Washington state with idle-reduction devices to reduce emissions and conserve ...

FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks residents routinely idle their vehicles in the deep cold to keep them warm. The Alaska Railroad has been doing it, too, keeping its locomotives running outside even when not in ...

A Nashville steam locomotive inoperative for more than 60 years could once again cruise the rails. According to reports, locomotive No. 576 was donated to Metro Parks in 1952 after hauling troops and ...