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 ...

Russian Railways (RZD) has taken delivery of its first two 2ES5 Scythian freight electric locomotives from Transmashholding’s (TMH) Novocherkassk electric locomotive plant (NEVZ) at the Vikhorevka ...

The locomotive includes an integrated Crash Energy Management System. Credit: Siemens The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has inaugurated the first of the 15 ACS-64 electric ...

The agency that oversees the U.S. rail network thinks it has a plan to help freight trains switch from diesel to cleaner and less expensive electric power. A Federal Railroad Administration study on ...

Rail technology company Wabtec has demonstrated an electric locomotive that could help lessen the environmental footprint of heavy-haul freight services. The company's battery-powered FLXdrive ...

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) announced on Thursday the launch of its new medium horsepower hybrid electric locomotive developed in collaboration with Knoxville Locomotive Works. The ...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Wabtec’s (NYSE: WAB) exploration of the future potential of battery-electric locomotives crosses another significant milestone this ...

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Electric rail traction systems were initially deployed in the 19 th century and are growing in importance in our modern times. This mode of transportation is the best on a power-per-weight basis as ...

You might have played with electric trains as a child, but most life-size trains in the United States run on diesel, and the rail sector is far behind the automobile sector in moving to less-polluting ...

The contract pertains to the supply, installation and commissioning of a locomotive wireless control system, a critical ...