After a historic drought year in 2018 that culminated in the 416 Fire, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad owner Al Harper promised to bolster his fleet with engines that run on oil and diesel, ...

A “Joint Service” plan is being developed that would bring passenger rail service from Denver north to Fort Collins by 2029. The passenger trains would be paid for with existing funds from the Denver ...

A diesel locomotive billed as the cleanest in the world made its debut Tuesday at the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad. The $2 million price tag for the Omni 1050 locomotive was helped by a $900 ...

A rare diesel locomotive destined for demolition in California has found refuge in Berks County, thanks to a joint preservation effort by railroad executives, the government and Reading Railroad ...

The freshly painted SD40-2 #1776 engine, left, poses at Jim Thorpe Yard next to the usual power for the Pittston excursions. PORT CLINTON — The newly painted Reading & Northern SD40-2 diesel ...

You gotta start somewhere. In this case, it’s the BNSF switchyard in Richmond, where the Richmond Pacific Railroad is testing the nation’s first “Tier 4” switch engine for certification. Tier 4 is a ...

Caterpillar Inc.’s subsidiary Progress Rail Services Corp. has opened a new diesel-electric locomotive manufacturing plant in Muncie, Ind. The project was announced last fall and estimated at $50 ...

This article is a joint publication of The American Prospect and Workday Magazine, a nonprofit newsroom devoted to holding the powerful accountable through the perspective of workers. After working as ...

RUSK, Texas — Celebrating America 250 railroad-style is not just for diesel locomotives anymore. The Texas State Railroad has rolled out its 2-8-2 No. 30 in a red, white, and blue paint scheme marking ...