Battery-powered locomotives could be running on Metra tracks for the first time in the coming years, as the commuter rail service undertakes a plan to convert a handful of its old diesel engines to a ...

A real train lover can’t help but feel drawn to the gritty strength of a diesel motor. Though today leans into silent, sleek ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will spend more than $1 billion to upgrade 600 of its old diesel locomotives over the next three years and make them more efficient, but regulators still want it to do more ...

Caltrain has opened an online store with the hope of auctioning off 20 retired diesel locomotives that can be repurposed as a brewery, store, community center or cozy home. An opening bid for the ...

The “green movement” has made great strides in transportation: electric cars and buses are already running in Connecticut, helping reduce pollution. And soon electric locomotives will be added to the ...

A dozen old diesel locomotives have been left abandoned and rusting in a quarry. Eerie aerial images show the trains tightly packed together surrounded by discarded railway sleepers. The ex DB Cargo ...

Kansas City is home to the second-largest rail hub in the United States, and is facing a pivotal moment that will either protect or continue to endanger the health of many of our residents. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo provided by Wabtec, a completed modernized Union Pacific locomotive is prepped for delivery at Wabtec's Fort Worth ...