You may be surprised to learn that, when you look at a massive, modern locomotive hauling miles of freight, you are looking at an electric vehicle. Contemporary locomotives have huge electric traction ...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority board of directors on Thursday unanimously approved the purchase of 20 Siemens Charger locomotives — 10 diesel-electric units and 10 dual-mode ...

BOSTON (SHNS) - MBTA overseers approved plans Thursday to purchase 10 diesel-electric locomotives and 10 battery-electric locomotives, capping off a contentious procurement process in which transit ...

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 ...

We all know General Motors as an automaker. However, GM also has a storied past in various other industries that many might not consider. In the 1930s, GM's Electro-Motive Division began producing ...

MTA Metro-North Railroad will expand its rail-car fleet will with battery- and electric-powered passenger locomotives that will provide service into Penn Station in New York City and four additional ...

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. For all the attention given over to electric cars, a more sustainable approach would be to electrify mass transit and make it ...

DHAKA, Oct 7, 2026 (BSS) - The government has undertaken a Taka 2,769.86 crore project to procure 30 new meter-gauge diesel-electric locomotives for Bangladesh Railway, aiming to replace ageing ...