The diesel-electric locomotive has been a mainstay of freight railroads and many passenger railroads for over a century. These locomotives have proven to have a great mix of power, fuel economy, and ...

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Funding dedicated to training diesel technicians across four facilities in Massachusetts is included in about $24 million in vocational training grants issued by Gov. Maura Healey. The grants are ...

Milwaukee County Zoo will celebrate the addition of a new diesel train engine to its North Shore Bank Safari Train fleet on Sept. 13 during a celebration called Trains & Tracks Day. The event begins ...

Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. McDonough, who is 55, is an engine driver and conductor on the Hermann Park Railroad, in Houston. I worked in the Houston ...

Few things resonate sweeter than a solid father-son relationship. That’s especially true when sons proudly follow in their father’s footsteps. For locomotive engineer Robert Burkhardt, that ...

A battery-powered train engine is helping a Canadian rail company reduce its emissions. A new lithium-ion powered locomotive designed by Cando Rail and Terminals is ditching diesel in favour of zero ...