The loco had four smaller-than-normal diesel traction motors that could be combined, but even then, it wasn’t done. To achieve variable torque, they employed superchargers driven by a set of ...

High-value electrical rotating equipment manufacturer Reid & Mitchell’s (R&M’s) traction his­tory goes back many years. The ...

Global mining company Vale and Wabtec Corporation have finalized a purchase agreement for 50 new Evolution Series locomotives ...

OmniTRAX Ohio rail affiliate Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR) on March 21 placed a battery-electric locomotive (BEL), ...

Dynamic braking advanced again when a "high capacity" brake was introduced during the DC locomotive high-adhesion era (1980-2004). Dynamic braking became more effective with AC traction motors ...

Brexit has made the Ivatt Diesel Re-creation Society's plan to recreate, and operate Britain's first mainline diesel-electric ...

The locomotives will be deployed on the Vitoria a Minas Railroad (EFVM) and Carajas Railroad (EFC), with deliveries starting ...