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 ...

In the February 2024 issue of Model Railroader, we reviewed the direct-current version of the Siemens ALC-42 Charger diesel locomotive from Kato USA Inc. Recently, we received a sample of the modern ...

OCEANSIDE (CNS) – The North County Transit District and regional transportation leaders celebrated the service roll out of five new Siemens locomotives and several renovated Coaster passenger cars at ...

New Jersey Transit relies on more than 20 old-school diesel engines, including the United States’ oldest locomotive in regular passenger service. New Jersey Transit’s GP40 diesel engines, also known ...

The state of California is planning to make all its passenger rail 100% emissions-free by 2035. A prototype HFC (hydrogen fuel cell) trainset, the Stadler FLIRT H2, has been tested and will begin ...

Siemens has won a new contract worth €165m for the supply of 32 diesel-electric passenger locomotives from the Departments of Transportation for the US states of Illinois, California, Michigan, ...

Americans heard the first rumble of a diesel locomotive trekking across the country in May 1936, when the Santa Fe Railroad’s Super Chief passenger train began operating between Los Angeles and ...