Since the second half of the 20th century, four-axle diesel-electric switcher locomotives have been used extensively on short lines. The most common are the EMD SW1500 (1,500 hp/1,119 kW), GP9 (1,750 ...

Cummins Inc. is expanding its product offerings in the rail market segment with the addition of the clean and reliable QST30 Tier 4 locomotive power module. The power module is perfectly sized to ...

Using hydrogen fuel, the new switcher locomotive will save nearly 10,000 gallons of conventional diesel fuel annually. Credit: David Mark from Pixabay. Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) is to ...

Cando Rail & Terminals on Sept. 10 unveiled a new battery-electric switcher at its Southlands Terminal in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company, which provides specialized rail operating services and ...

Sierra Railroad Company division Sierra Northern Railway (SNR) has announced the completion of testing for a four-axle hydrogen-fuelled, zero-emission switching locomotive. The testing took place at ...

For more than a century, Erie has been associated with locomotives and — in recent years — efforts to build locomotives that are more efficient and create less pollution. Most of that history is ...

Two new CRISI awards to Colorado State University Pueblo and the University of Delaware will fast-track FRA Concurrence for OptiFuel Total-Zero(TM) Diesel-RNG Dual Fuel Hybrid Switchers and Line Haul ...

An effort to restore a historic locomotive that once ran between Bethlehem and southern New York has received a financial boost from the Norfolk Southern Company. The Atlanta-based railroad company ...

A West Sacramento-based railroad operator said it has built a first-of-its-kind locomotive powered by hydrogen fuel cells, and plans to build more for its own fleet and other railroad companies. “It’s ...

The new locomotive is expected to cut down transportation air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Credit: Sierra Northern Railway. The US’ California Energy Commission has granted nearly $4m ...

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