Lionel has reissued the U28C diesel locomotive for the first time since 2012. The model was announced in the 2024 Volume 1 ...

All diesel locomotive designs struggle with the problem ... against a backdrop of a railway that didn’t make it into the modern era. For fifteen minutes of heavy engineering from the days ...

At the forefront of Amtrak’s evolution is the addition of Amtrak Airo (pronounced “arrow”), a new train ushering in what ...

but it also reduces dependence on diesel — a dirty energy source that, when burned, contributes to harmful air pollution and ...

A type of diesel train was retired on March 12 due to changes in train timetables at Japan Freight Railway Company, a JR Group unit. The Class DD51 diesel-hydraulic locomotive was in service for ...

If it seems it’s easier to “gel” modern diesel engines, it’s true. The design of Tier III and newer diesel engines, combined with the use of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD,) increase the ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Amtrak's cafe cars will also get a modern upgrade with self-service options. The new trains are also more fuel efficient, producing 90 percent less particulate emissions in diesel operations.