Why many modern electric trains stick with diesel engines over power lines or batteries

Despite recent advancements in battery technology and electrification, most freight trains in the U.S. still rely on diesel ...
Yahoo

FRA study sees new locomotive tech as gateway to electric freight trains

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NJ Transit's ALP-45 locomotive is an example of dual-mode power. (Photo: Stuart Chirls/FreightWaves) The agency that oversees the ...
Railway Age

EMD® Joule Build Under Way Down Under

Rendering of an Aurizon BEL. Progress Rail illustration. Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, has begun constructing the BEL, a battery-electric EMD® Joule prototype locomotive for Aurizon, Australia ...
Railway Age

U.K.: Hydrogen-Fueled Steam Freight Locomotive Conversion Planned

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Freight train locomotive catches fire in downtown Bellows Falls

BELLOWS FALLS — The locomotive of a freight train from Berkshire & Eastern Railroad caught fire Monday night as it was approaching downtown Bellows Falls. Bellows Falls Village Fire Chief Shaun ...