Following on the heels of my previous message touring the cab of a GP7 diesel-electric locomotive comes this tour of an EMD FP7 or more commonly called an F unit. This particular locomotive currently ...

Despite recent advancements in battery technology and electrification, most freight trains in the U.S. still rely on diesel ...

We all know General Motors as an automaker. However, GM also has a storied past in various other industries that many might not consider. In the 1930s, GM's Electro-Motive Division began producing ...

Going way back in time, in 1966, traction motor power of North American diesel-electric locomotives was far less than that of Soviet Union electric locomotives. For example, individual traction motor ...

Locomotives that run on diesel can be electrified. This would both cut CO 2 emissions and significantly reduce overall energy consumption, according to a new study. Researchers at SINTEF have now ...

Two electric locomotives from Innovative Rail Technologies will work the US Steel switching yards at Mon Valley Works’ Edgar Thomson and Clairton plants near Pittsburgh and will save an estimated ...

Alstom Prima H3 hybrid with HOPPECKE lithium-ion batteries. Since the second half of the 20th century, four-axle diesel-electric switcher locomotives have been used extensively on short lines. The ...

You might have played with electric trains as a child, but most life-size trains in the United States run on diesel, and the rail sector is far behind the automobile sector in moving to less-polluting ...

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 ...