WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Northern Railway (SERA) announced today at the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) conference in Denver, ...

One year after the rollout, Union Pacific is ready to deploy a hybrid battery-electric switching locomotive in a working rail environment. The Class I railroad (NYSE: UNP) and project partner ZTR ...

Sierra Northern Railway conducted testing of its hydrogen-fuelled, zero-emission switching locomotive in West Sacramento, California. Credit: Sierra Northern Railway/PRNewswire. Sierra Railroad ...

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 ...

Alberta-based Cando Rail & Terminals is developing a battery-electric switching locomotive through its Li-Ion (Lithium-Ion) 2025 Project, which involves retrofitting a legacy, non-tier-compliant ...

Palmetto Railways (PR), a division of the South Carolina Department of Commerce and Railway Age’s 2015 Short Line Railroad of the Year, is partnering with Innovative Rail Technologies (IRT) to convert ...

The new locomotive is expected to cut down transportation air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Credit: Sierra Northern Railway. The US’ California Energy Commission has granted nearly $4m ...