Canadian National today unveiled two locomotives to launch its celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence, ...

Have you ever watched a mile-long freight train rumble by and wondered how one locomotive can pull more than a hundred fully loaded cars? The locomotive weighs maybe 150 metric tons, and each car is ...

The subway system’s fleet of work-train locomotives is in a sorry state, the Daily News has learned, with nearly two-thirds ...

Canadian Pacific Kansas City took the wraps off its America 250 locomotive today, becoming the first Class I railroad to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial with a specially painted locomotive. “This ...

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

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 ...

A steam locomotive that has been on display at the Franklin Institute for the last 90 years was recently removed and will be relocated to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The ...

The Santa Fe 2926 rolled down the tracks under its own steam power after an ambitious 20-year volunteer-run restoration. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...

The damaged Vermonter locomotive makes its way north past the former Northfield train depot, bound for Montpelier Junction. Photo by CB Hall/VTDigger [A]mtrak locomotive number 102 was transported to ...

Read about the time a locomotive went missing in Concord in 1915. A man stole the train, but was caught and fined.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) joined other congressional lawmakers in co-leading the Locomotives Act, to stop California from imposing ...

Two major trade associations of the U.S. rail industry, the Association of American Railroads and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, have filed a complaint in federal court in ...