NEXT-GEN SMALL-ROAD MOTIVE POWER, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2025 ISSUE: Short lines and switching operations face several hurdles if they want to acquire locomotives powered by fuels beyond diesel. For ...

This commentary is in response to the article “Point-of-Use ZE an Incomplete Picture,” by Nicholas Little, Railway Age, Nov. 20, 2024, which was in response to my Jan. 3, 2024 article, “ZE Energy ...

OptiFuel’s innovative modular locomotive systems facilitate rapid and efficient production, retrofits, and maintenance - empowering railroads to customize locomotives, efficiently trial and integrate ...

Japan pioneered battery-powered passenger trains, cutting thousands of tonnes of CO? since 2016. The UK is testing battery trains on intercity routes and metro lines, aiming for fast-charging systems ...

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 ...

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria has said that the rising cost of diesel and security challenges along some corridors were affecting ...

Add carbon capture to the list of potential ways railroads could reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from their fleets of diesel-electric locomotives. Remora, a Michigan-based startup company ...

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 ...

Following on the heels of my previous message touring the cab of a GP7 diesel-electric locomotive comes this tour of an EMD FP7 or more commonly called an F unit. This particular locomotive currently ...