SPENCER — The rail enthusiast looks at the Class J 611 steam locomotive, and he sees power, majesty, engineering, the bullet nose, the Tuscan red stripe, the giant wheels, the gleaming rods and the ...

SPENCER — An iconic steam passenger engine built in 1950 is headed to Spencer for a complete restoration that should put the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 locomotive back on the rails, blowing her ...

Railroads and locomotive builders are prepared to meet the EPA's tough Tier 4 emissions standards. Meanwhile, LNG has taken center stage as a potential replacement for diesel fuel. Indianapolis, Ind., ...

A vintage locomotive has been put up for sale by Leicestershire-based Great Central Railway (GCR). The locomotive needs substantial work to make it usable.

Rail Operations said that the Class 93 tri-mode locomotives will cut down CO2 emissions for rail freight and potential passenger transport services. Credit: DJ Johnson on Unsplash. Rail Operations (UK ...

The first carbody of Class 93 tri-mode locomotive. Credit: Stadler. Rolling stock manufacturer Stadler has commenced the production of its first-ever tri-mode locomotive fleet, Class 93, for British ...

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There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

The 150 indigenously-built locomotives set to be exported to the Republic of Guinea will feature world-class amenities, including air-conditioned cabins equipped with refrigerators and microwave ovens ...

OmniTRAX, Inc. and the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (STE) recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new environmentally friendly locomotive at the STE depot in San Juaquin, Calif. The ...

It hasn’t run in decades, its boiler is cold, and its steel bones are scattered in pieces across a rail yard — but for $50,000, the dream of breathing life into a century-old steam locomotive, and ...