NEXRAIL, a Luxembourg firm, has signed an agreement with Stadler for the delivery of up to 200 EURO9000 panto-battery hybrid locomotives.

Australia has welcomed its first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives (BELs), with BHP leading the charge in the ...

Completely zero-emission operation and the ability to benefit from electricity cost arbitrage are the among the reasons why ...

Ukraine's state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) and French conglomerate Alstom have reached an ...

Australia’s diesel locomotives can be quickly converted into hybrid electric trains following a breakthrough in battery ...

JSC Ukrzaliznytsia's fleet of electric locomotives is 5 times larger than its fleet of diesel locomotives. This makes ...

Christmas has come early, dear commuters: SEPTA has a new, electrifying whip that’s supposed to make for smoother and safer rides. SEPTA announced this week that it received its first new electric ...

Going way back in time, in 1966, traction motor power of North American diesel-electric locomotives was far less than that of Soviet Union electric locomotives. For example, individual traction motor ...

The company Cando Rail & Terminals presented its new retrofitted locomotive powered by a lithium-ion battery at the Cando Southlands Rail Yard in Strathcona County, Alta., on Wednesday. (Emily ...

There is a reason why rail freight continues to move nearly 40% of North America’s freight per ton-mile – it is efficient with significantly lower emissions. How efficient? Specifically, rail can move ...