Connecticut’s Shore Line East commuter rail operation could revert to diesel-powered trains under a budget-saving move, the state’s transportation commissioner told a budget hearing last week. The ...
In the 1950s, a new kind of locomotive made even extreme hills easy for trains to climb. But this extra-powerful engine came with significant downsides.
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 ...
Following on the heels of my previous message touring the cab of a GP7 diesel-electric locomotive comes this tour of an EMD FP7 or more commonly called an F unit. This particular locomotive currently ...
There isn’t a lot of romance in getting to a destination today, and that’s sad. Planes feel like flying transit buses, and most commuter trains are all business and almost no fun. Even road trips lose ...
DOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said the return of diesel trains will allow the state to save money without cutting ...
If you follow the comings and goings of the diesel engine scene, Cummins is a name that you are surely familiar with. The Indiana-based company has, after all, been a major player in the diesel arena ...
Australia’s largest rail freight operator, Aurizon, will develop and test a 1.8MWh battery-electric tender (BET) to power a standard diesel-electric locomotive in a hybrid diesel-battery configuration ...
The first locomotive to successfully use an AC (alternating current) three-phase asynchronous traction motor drive system was the German DE2500 diesel-electric in 1971, built by Henschel-BBC. DB ...
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