Trains are capable of immense power, with modern locomotives delivering over 50 tons of tractive effort. But how do they do this without tires? In this video, we explore the unique design of steel ...

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), operator of Tri-Rail commuter rail service, has ordered seven ...

RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2022 ISSUE: Traction Motor (TM) lockup in a locomotive can be disruptive to a railway’s operations. While modern locomotives are equipped with many onboard diagnostic sensors to ...

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 ...

The laws of thermodynamics are immutable: There is no infinite energy source. For example, lifting an object takes more energy than is released by dropping it. And yet, an Australian mining company ...

The first hydrogen locomotive prototype is expected to be completed by the end of next year. Credit: AS Operail. Hydrogen solutions firm OÜ Stargate Rail has signed a letter of intent with ...

THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENERGY STORY: How These Locomotives Used Energy and What Was Done to Make Them More Efficient. By Walter Simpson. The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. Hardcover, 144 ...

The MTA is spending $386 million to replace half-century-old subway maintenance trains that spew diesel fumes into tunnels, nearly tripling its order of cleaner, hybrid locomotives as the authority ...