Without replenishing its ranks, the T says, it could struggle to keep up current levels of Commuter Rail service in the coming years.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has issued a Request for Proposals for battery-electric and Tier 4 diesel locomotives as part of its efforts to modernize its equipment fleet ...

The agency will procure 10 battery-electric locomotives for initial deployment on the Providence Line and 10 Tier 4, low-emissions diesel locomotives for lines without ...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), in coordination with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) under a ...

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 ...

Locomotives that run on diesel can be electrified. This would both cut CO 2 emissions and significantly reduce overall energy consumption, according to a new study. Researchers at SINTEF have now ...

Instead of the promised electric locomotives, Shore Line East -- Metro-North's stepchild -- is getting hand-me-down, exhaust ...

Chicago’s track-burning commuter rail network Metra announced this week that it is converting its older diesel-electric locomotives to pure battery power. It says the adaptation will not just cut ...

Fortescue has launched the first of its massive battery trains, which it says the hardest part of its goal to eliminate ...