Union Pacific (UNP) said Wednesday that two Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB)-built battery-electric locomotives have arrived in Southern California for testing in rail yard operations. The ...

After nearly a year of operation on a dedicated track line at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in Australia, BHP is proving that these 4,400 hp battery-electric powered heavy-haul locomotives are ready for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo provided by Wabtec, a completed modernized Union Pacific locomotive is prepped for delivery at Wabtec's Fort Worth ...

If you've ever driven through Arizona between Tucson and Benson, you might have noticed a strange sight: Nearly 300 yellow Union Pacific locomotives are lined up neatly, end-to-end, on the tracks, ...

Why do steam locomotives still fascinate people after 200 years?Tracing the history of steam locomotives reveals 200 years of ...

Amtrak began the debut of its new, faster and more energy-efficient locomotives yesterday in Chicago, when one of them pulled the Empire Builder train from Chicago to Seattle. The ACL-42 locomotives ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United States Steel Corporation (“U. S. Steel” or the “Company”) (NYSE: X) announced today a significant step in its ongoing commitment to sustainability, environmental ...

Thirty years on a locomotive plant floor, wiring cabs and watching finished engines roll out to freight lines, sounds like railroad work. The retirement system drew a very different line.

Locomotives of Indian Railways: In good news for Indian Railways, the national transporter will receive new diesel locomotives from GE Transportation on February 22. These GE diesel locomotives form ...