A tryout at its Roseville yard has helped persuade Union Pacific Railroad to order 10 hybrid locomotives for the company's Southern California operations. The engines, nicknamed "Green Goats," cut ...

A 1939 diesel-powered engine has joined the collection at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. The Soo Line 320 switch engine was donated to the museum on Thursday by the family of Frank Nesbit, who ...

A new crop of "ultra-low emission" short-haul locomotives could have significant public health benefits, according to rail industry officials and federal health experts, who suggest that they could ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIT Rail Resources, an operating group of CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), and one of North America's largest railcar and locomotive lessors, announced today that it has signed ...

Union Pacific is partnering with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District to repower 10 low-horsepower diesel-electric locomotives into ...

Voltify, a start-up, has a bold ambition to convince U.S. Class 1 railroad companies to switch to battery-electric power. Powering locomotives using batteries rather than diesel would save U.S. rail ...

The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad has added a couple historic train engines to its fleet. And these two workhorses are no stranger to a national park. The scenic railroad that makes daily excursions ...

The iconic 100-year-old steam engine that rested alongside Church Street Station for decades has made its way to its new home – the Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum. The switch engine was built ...

SAGINAW, MI — The gift of a 25-ton switch engine is helping the Saginaw Railway Museum to preserve a part of the region's railroad legacy. The engine was last used at an area stone quarry and isn't ...