GE’s ES44C4 and ET44C4 locomotives were designed to coax the industry to ditch new-build DC traction road power ...

The 2025 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference offers a presentation focused on rapidly evolving ...

and with it a shift from dc to ac traction motors as the predominant mode. This resulted in a step change in the power output of locomotives allowing, for example, three units to do the job of five, ...

A Federal Railroad Administration study on mainline electrification recommends that the railroad industry develop a prototype ...

A new study by the Federal Railroad Administration proposes dual-mode locomotives to help railroads save money in the switch ...

The 2025 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference offers a presentation focused on rapidly evolving ...

They used an electrical generator that was unusually small compared to conventional locomotive traction motors. Both motors will be shipped to a qualified shop for restoration. The work is ...

Celebrating 6 years of Vande Bharat! Learn about its speed, design, expansion plans, including Vande Sleeper and Amrit Bharat ...

The traction transformer market is witnessing consistent infrastructure upgrades, driven by advanced locomotive systems, digital monitoring innovations, and rising intercity mobility demands, ...

Commercial motor vehicles not following traction laws, Coggin says, are the biggest offenders. “We obviously have very significant impacts here on Vail Pass and then over on Eisenhower Tunnel ...