The paint scheme of locomotive No. 1616 will feature “the unique colors of Lincoln’s era,” UP (NYSE: UNP) said in a press release. It also honors steam locomotive No. 119, one of the two engines ...

Union Pacific has marked Presidents Day by announcing plans for a locomotive to honor the nation’s 16th president, Abraham ...

Diesel-electric locomotive technology has advanced significantly ... Hence, EMD engineers came up with an automatic ...

The Fell differential gearbox. All diesel locomotive designs struggle with the problem of transmitting the huge torque required to start a fully loaded train at low speeds, and because of the huge ...

A Federal Railroad Administration study on mainline electrification recommends that the railroad industry develop a prototype ...

As China’s largest exporter of diesel locomotives to Central Asia, the company has become the largest supplier of rail transit in Turkmenistan since it entered the Central Asian market in 2004. Up to ...

Union Pacific Railroad is celebrating Presidents Day with the unveiling of its newest commemorative locomotive honoring ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.