PEORIA, Ill. -- Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. says its Alabama-based railroad service unit will spend $820 million cash to acquire locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel. Caterpillar says ...

Norfolk Southern on Wednesday announced the order of four additional EPA Tier 2 compliant, high-horsepower locomotives, designated the PR43C and powered by new generation Caterpillar engines. The new ...

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), and Chevron have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the demonstration of a locomotive powered by hydrogen fuel ...

Caterpillar Inc.’s CAT arm, Progress Rail, BNSF Railway Company, and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation CVX have teamed up to develop a hydrogen fuel-cell locomotive ...

The aim is to showcase the hydrogen fuel’s viability and performance by checking if it can be utilised as an alternative to traditional fuels for line-haul rail. Credit: Shelley Pauls on Unsplash.

DEERFIELD, Ill., FORT WORTH, Texas, and SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Inc. Company (NYSE: CAT), BNSF Railway Company ...

Caterpillar's Progress Rail to close London, Ont. plant Decision follows unsuccessful CAW negotiations Plant employs more than 400 hourly workers Feb 3 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc plans to close its ...

NEW YORK/SAO PAULO, June 24 (Reuters) - Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc said on Tuesday it will buy Brazil's privately-held MGE Equipamentos & Servicos Ferroviarios Ltda, a maker of motors and ...

Freight train companies are testing hydrogen- and battery-powered locomotives to attempt to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. On Wednesday, BNSF railroad announced plans to test a hydrogen-powered ...

BNSF, Caterpillar, Inc. and Chevron U.S.A., Inc. have teamed on a locomotive pilot to “confirm the feasibility and performance of hydrogen fuel for use as a viable alternative to traditional fuels for ...