Locomotives

High-horsepower hydrogen locomotive CP 1200, with dedicated fuel tender CP 10001, has “successfully” completed its first phase of testing in a consist of three diesel locomotives and 152 gondolas, according…

CSX ES44AH No. 1851, in the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (NC&StL) theme, is the nineteenth in a series of heritage locomotives to roll out of the Class I railroad’s…

Jay Leno is probably better-known for his Jay Leno’s Garage series and collection of 81 automobiles and 160 motorcycles, among which are several early 20th century Stanley Steamers, than for…

Siemens taps Tobias Atzler to lead Investor Relations. Also, at HNTB, Grace Madden joins as Project Director for Fleet and Facilities, and Jennifer Schultz transitions to Capital Region Business Development…

It’s not every day you get to tour the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad Steam Shop, much less ride in the cab of Big Boy No. 4014, but four Operating Department…

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) on Sept. 12 introduced in Congress companion bills, both called the Stop CARB Act of 2024, which would repeal California’s…

From coal to diesel to green?

In its bi-annual report on the current health of the global railway market, released in time for InnoTrans, SCI Verkehr projects steady growth of 4% over the next five years,…

I’ll start with a brief discussion about the comparative fuel efficiency of heavy-duty (HD) trucks and freight railroads in the United States. We’ll then have a six-question quiz (for you,…

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: MxV Rail’s rolling contact fatigue simulator (RCFS) is a full-scale test rig consisting of a railroad wheelset and two 56-inch-long rails attached…

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Part 1: Can this multi-purpose railcar drive carload growth? Perhaps the most basic of freight cars, the boxcar has been around almost as long as…

Intramotev, a technology start-up that produces self-propelled battery-electric retrofits, on Sept. 5 reported a switching agreement with Eagle Drayage & Warehouse Co., a 3PL (third-party logistics company) based in St. Louis,…

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: The question “Does it pencil?” is a term used by real estate investors when analyzing a building or property project from a financial perspective. Quoting…

In this not-to-be-missed session at the Women in Rail 2024 conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, illuminating new research on the underrepresentation of women of color in railroad engineering will be presented by Jacqueline…

Our rapidly warming planet has been sending us all repeated signs that the unrelenting accumulation of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) surrounding the Earth must be reversed. The U.S. Department of Transportation…

The first SD75ACC locomotives have arrived on CN property and are now in service. Rebuilt from SD75i units built between 1996 and 1999, CN ordered 175 examples of the 4,300-hp…

The September 2024 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with deep dives into alternative energy efficiency and boxcars, as well as the annual Product and Innovations Showcase spotlighting…

GATX Corp. has acquired 156 locomotives from Progress Rail, bringing its North American fleet to more than 650 units of various types. Financial details were not disclosed; GATX said the…

Today’s professional journey is about more than doing a job well. AI-based candidate selection, social media prevalence, and revised work/life balance expectations are just a few of the elements to…

CSX recently revealed its latest heritage locomotive—a tribute to the Seaboard Air Line Railroad fresh out of the Class I railroad’s paint shop in Waycross, Ga.