Going way back in time, in 1966, traction motor power of North American diesel-electric locomotives was far less than that of Soviet Union electric locomotives. For example, individual traction motor ...

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — GE Transportation has a $94.3 million contract to supply 50 freight locomotives to Indonesian railway PTKAI.

WASHINGTON — Kazakhstan's national railway has agreed to spend more than a half-billion dollars to outfit its trains with hundreds of new "environmentally clean" diesel locomotives built by General ...

BOSTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - General Electric Co said it booked an order for 43 railroad locomotives from South African government-owned Transnet [TRAN.UL], continuing its trend of strong demand from ...

Since the second half of the 20th century, four-axle diesel-electric switcher locomotives have been used extensively on short lines. The most common are the EMD SW1500 (1,500 hp/1,119 kW), GP9 (1,750 ...

When it comes to improving efficiency and reducing emissions in transportation, often the answer is to take what’s old and replace it with something entirely new, such as buying an electric vehicle.