At 16:00 on 17 May with a crisp whistle, two units of CKD9A-1 type high-power mainline freight locomotives made in CRRC Ziyang departed from Alataw Pass in Xinjiang into Central Asia, via Kazakhstan, ...

A 1949 diesel locomotive that once hauled lumber and window frames through Andersen Corp.’s Bayport factory is running again after nearly a year of painstaking volunteer restoration at the Minnesota ...

A type of diesel train was retired on March 12 due to changes in train timetables at Japan Freight Railway Company, a JR Group unit. The Class DD51 diesel-hydraulic locomotive was in service for ...

Diesel locomotives are self-powered rail vehicles driven by diesel engines, either through mechanical, hydraulic or electric transmission systems. They are commonly used on non-electrified lines for ...

At its train yard in North White Plains on Nov. 10, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Metro-North Railroad unveiled a rebranded locomotive designed to honor U.S. military veterans. In ...

The idea of combining an internal combustion engine with electrical generation for motive power found its first success in Central Railroad of New Jersey No. 1000. The 300 hp locomotive was introduced ...

Big Boy 4014 makes the first stop on its 2024 summer tour in Laramie, Wyoming, on Sunday morning, June 30, 2024. Hundreds of curious people and serious train buffs waited for more than two hours to ...

Once a holdout on AC traction, NS now boasts the industry’s most modernized locomotive fleet thanks to a $2 billion rebuild program Norfolk Southern AC44C6M No. 4463, the 1,000th unit in Wabtec’s ...