There was once a glorious time in vehicular history when seemingly everyone was obsessed with gas turbines. These smooth engines promised lots of power in a smaller package when compared to piston ...

Steam turbine-powered locomotives never really caught on. Similar to gas turbine engines, steam turbines are efficient at certain rpm, and extremely inefficient at many others. At high speeds ...

Railroads have a long history of experimenting with alternative fuels and new locomotive technologies in the search for better fuel efficiency, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and lower operating ...

Talk among engineers this spring is rife with rockets, jet-propulsion planes and gas turbines. These three devices, all harnessing the hot, violent blast of burning oil flames, are already in ...