The MBTA and the Maryland Transit Administration have issued a joint “request for proposals” to procure at least 25 new locomotives, more than half of which would operate on electric power from ...

Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American landscape, but their 4,400-horsepower engines collectively burn 3.5 billion gallons of diesel annually, at a time when railroads and other ...

The agency will procure 10 battery-electric locomotives for initial deployment on the Providence Line and 10 Tier 4, low-emissions diesel locomotives for lines without ...

"Last night, we achieved an incredible feat by breaking the world record for the longest distance traveled by a battery-powered train under a single charge. Now, this basically means a train which ...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), in coordination with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) under a ...

LOS ANGELES — Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American landscape, but their 4,400-horsepower engines collectively burn 3.5 billion gallons of diesel annually, at a time when ...

OYSTER BAY, Long Island (WABC) -- The Long Island Rail Road announced Monday it will test batteries that could enable electric trains to travel on the railroad's diesel branches. MTA LIRR President ...

In the past few years, we’ve witnessed a push for bringing train transportation to the forefront, and efforts continue in this direction. Considered one of the greenest forms of public transport at ...

Siemens Mobility estimates its new battery bi-mode trains could save Britain’s railways £3.5 billion and 12 million tonnes of CO2 over 35 years. The trains, which would be assembled at Siemens ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. In the last year, there has been a major push towards decarbonising railway transport. Across the globe, the increasingly pressing ...

LITHUANIA: The first of six 1 520 mm gauge, three-car battery-electric multiple-units that Stadler is supplying for national passenger operator LTG Link was unveiled at Kaunas station on February 14.

The pioneering "UK-first" trial of the battery-powered intercity train was a success. It shows how advanced battery technology can outperform diesel engines in terms of saving loads of cash and saving ...