A diesel locomotive billed as the cleanest in the world made its debut Tuesday at the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad. The $2 million price tag for the Omni 1050 locomotive was helped by a $900 ...

The first locomotive to successfully use an AC (alternating current) three-phase asynchronous traction motor drive system was the German DE2500 diesel-electric in 1971, built by Henschel-BBC. DB ...

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 ...

Two of CVSR's historic diesel-powered locomotives will be repowered. A pair of Ohio EPA grants will cover $2.1 million of the $3.5 million total project cost.

The mechanics working tirelessly behind the scenes of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad finally have more room to work – an extra 10,000 square feet to be exact. In August, mechanics set ...

After a historic drought year in 2018 that culminated in the 416 Fire, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad owner Al Harper promised to bolster his fleet with engines that run on oil and diesel, ...

A York County excursion railroad has purchased a new train. Northern Central Railway of York in New Freedom has purchased a GE 80-ton diesel locomotive from McHugh Locomotive & Equipment. The train ...

CHAMA, N.M. — The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, often regarded as a state treasure and a living history museum, is getting a modern upgrade. The traditionally coal-fired stream train brigade is ...

Americans heard the first rumble of a diesel locomotive trekking across the country in May 1936, when the Santa Fe Railroad’s Super Chief passenger train began operating between Los Angeles and ...

The Broadway Limited Imports EMD SD45 HO scale diesel locomotive is the featured model in this latest product review video ...