OTTAWA COUNTY, MI — A locomotive that played a critical part of an Ottawa County coal power plant that’s closing is one of the pieces of the plant finding new life. For decades, a yellow gigantic ...

JSC Ukrzaliznytsia's fleet of electric locomotives is 5 times larger than its fleet of diesel locomotives. This makes ...

PORT SHELDON, MI — As the Consumers Energy J.H. Campbell coal power plant’s life nears its end, some parts of the power plant will live on in the greater Ottawa County community. One of those pieces ...

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 ...

The diesel 100 years later. From scrappy newcomer to industry standard, the story of diesel-electric locomotives starts with CNJ No. 1000.

There isn’t a lot of romance in getting to a destination today, and that’s sad. Planes feel like flying transit buses, and most commuter trains are all business and almost no fun. Even road trips lose ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Midwest Terminals in Toledo reconfigured a diesel locomotive from the 1950s into a 100% battery-powered locomotive. This is the first of its kind within the United States. The ...

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 ...

Read a product review of the O gauge Lionel Legacy ET44AC diesel locomotive from Chris Montagna and Classic Toy Trains.

Progress Rail is now supplying diesel-battery-electric locomotives, with Rumo in Brazil taking delivery of the first hybrid units this year, the manufacturer reported on Sept. 20. The new locomotives ...

AUSTRALIA: Freight operator Aurizon is to trial the use of a Battery Electric Tender intended to reduce emissions from heavy ...

General Electric used to be as general as its name implies. At various times since its founding it has made electrical stuff — from light bulbs to refrigerators to computers to diesel-electric ...