(Reuters) - The UK government has set out plans to end the use of diesel-only trains on Britain's railways by 2040, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Rail minister Jo Johnson will call on the ...

Locomotives remain a fast and efficient way to move cargo overland. The low rolling resistance of steel-on-steel will always beat rubber on road, the ability to pull long chains of freight cars, ...

Much to delight of railway enthusiasts, diesel engines clag and snarl and belch out fumes, much to the consternation of just wanted to get to work on time. While the majority of high-speed railway ...

We all know General Motors as an automaker. However, GM also has a storied past in various other industries that many might not consider. In the 1930s, GM's Electro-Motive Division began producing ...

Express Diesel Trains describes the evolution of Britain’s high-speed trains from 1968, when a prototype of the familiar Class 43 HST was developed.

US-based Electro-Motive Diesel has delivered the last batch of seven new Class 66 locomotives to UK rail freight company GB Railfreight (GBRf). The new Class 66s are currently being transported to ...

Progress Rail EMD® SD40JR Joule battery-electric, seen here operating in regular service on Pacific Harbor Line. Progress Rail photo. The railroad industry is struggling to determine what the ...