CSX Transportation will buy 100 new locomotives, upgrade 50 more and purchase a suite of digital services in a $670 million deal with Wabtec Corp. announced late Monday afternoon. The new locomotives ...

It was the 1950s, a transitional postwar era when road transportation was still picking up pace, and railways did the heavy lifting. Steam engines were on the way out as diesel locomotives gained a ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with an additional date for the Ogden, Utah, stop initially omitted by Union Pacific. (NEXSTAR) – The wait is over, sort of. Union Pacific has announced the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is partnering with the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad to convert two historic diesel locomotives to electric power, a move aimed at ...

Who was known as America's greatest diesel engine maker? You'd probably say Caterpillar or Cummins, but some old timers might argue that Detroit Diesel takes the crown. While this makes for a ...

ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A Park Hills man was arrested in connection with an investigation into diesel fuel stolen from locomotives. Donald Barry McKinney, 50, of Park Hills, was charged with ...

Much to delight of railway enthusiasts, diesel engines clag and snarl and belch out fumes, much to the consternation of just wanted to get to work on time. While the majority of high-speed railway ...

A farewell journey aboard Denmark's last DSB 'ME' Class diesel locomotive, traveling from Copenhagen to Roskilde. Experience the final ride of this iconic train! Florida plan to shut down HOAs could ...

BNSF accounts for a third of rail industry's NOx emissions Aging locomotives contribute to high pollution levels Rail industry resists adopting clean technologies due to cost concerns Dec. 14 (Reuters ...

FORT HOOD, Texas — The U.S. Army will commission its first fully battery-powered, zero-emission electric locomotive during a ceremony on Dec. 15 at the Fort Hood railhead. The locomotive, the first of ...

Freshly painted SD40-2 #1776 sits on the track at Jim Thorpe Yard next to the usual power for the Pittston excursions, GP38-2 #2023. PORT CLINTON — Newly painted SD40-2 diesel locomotive #1776 is ...