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From the undercarriage down to the rails, the locomotive shows its age in a half century of rust. But above, the gleaming red, yellow and black painted exterior encases the latest in engine and drive ...

You gotta start somewhere. In this case, it’s the BNSF switchyard in Richmond, where the Richmond Pacific Railroad is testing the nation’s first “Tier 4” switch engine for certification. Tier 4 is a ...

BNSF Railway and Vehicle Projects LLC, a Denver company, announced they are developing an experimental hydrogen fuel cell switch locomotive. The U.S. Department of Defense and BNSF Railway are paying ...

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Union Pacific Corp. on Wednesday announced results of a program to test ultra-low emission switch locomotives. TCEQ and Union Pacific say a 57 percent ...

An experimental, hydrogen fuel cell switch locomotive rolled into San Pedro on Thursday after an unveiling in the City of Commerce. BNSF Railway, through a partnership with the U.S. Defense Department ...