Clean diesel technology upgrades for large tug and switcher locomotive engines cost only $4,379 to $15,201 per ton of nitrogen oxides (NOx), compared to more than $30,000 per ton of NOx for many other ...

Five years after World War II ended, it became apparent to the railroads that steam locomotives were not the motive power of the choice. While a half dozen locomotive builders were assembling ...

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 ...

Using hydrogen fuel, the new switcher locomotive will save nearly 10,000 gallons of conventional diesel fuel annually. Credit: David Mark from Pixabay. Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) is to ...

Technologies that could equip a future generation of Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines, including hybrid-electric and steam-injection systems to slash greenhouse gas emissions, are to be ...

Two of the nation’s largest railroads are turning to remote-controlled locomotives in their freight terminals throughout Southern California -- part of a national trend that has drawn fire from the ...