Locomotives

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has reported that Wabtec Corp. will lay off 94 workers with the closure of its Wilmerding, Pa., plant, which is set to occur around July 1, 2024. According to…

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Dec. 22 announced that the 2023 CPKC Holiday Train program raised a record C$1.8 million and collected more than 160,000 pounds of food for…

Canada’s Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez and Railway Association of Canada (RAC) President and CEO Marc Brazeau on Dec. 21 jointly announced a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that “reflects…

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) announced Dec. 14 that it has reached a tentative contract with Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR) and the…

The “chug chug” of the steam locomotive is music to the ears of John Mobley, who is one of fewer than 100 people in the U.S. qualified to operate a…

Canada’s Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm on Dec. 6 issued a joint statement, on the margins of…

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based railroad equipment supplier Bohr Electronics announced Dec. 6 that it has been awarded multiple million-dollar contracts to supply fully furnished electrical cabinets for Class I railroad operators’ locomotive…

TTC Operated by ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2023 ISSUE: Addressing the critical need for specialized hazmat training in lithium-ion battery and hydrogen railway vehicle emergencies.

Railway Age’s December 2023 issue is now available digitally, featuring the 2024 Freight Rail Outlook that predicts “brighter days ahead.”

Full disclosure: When I’m not dealing with full-size railroad rolling stock, I operate (don’t say “play with,” please) model trains. I have a fully operational O scale railway, and a…

The Volkswagen (VW) Environmental Mitigation Trust for California has approximately $55 million in funding available to support “statewide combustion freight and marine projects that replace or repower equipment to the…

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

The U.S. Department of Labor recognizes railway track inspection and measurement technology provider ENSCO for excellence in recruiting, employing and retaining America’s veterans. Also, engineering and diversified safety services company…

“Working at night and going down the track, it’s quiet and all you can hear are the rails, or you’re just sitting there waiting for the signals to change, or…

Hybrid technology combing hydrogen fuel cells (HFC) and batteries may be a viable means to obtain high power ratings for main line North American locomotives, which for a very long…

SOPOR (Société du port ferroviaire de Baie-Comeau) has taken delivery of a remanufactured locomotive at its Baie-Comeau facility, located on the St. Lawrence River on Quebec’s North Shore. SOPX 7306…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing revisions to its regulations addressing preemption of state and local regulation of locomotives and engines used in locomotives.

Railway Age is now accepting entries for our 2024 “Fast Trackers” 25 Under 40 awards, in which we will profile 25 individuals under the age of 40 who have made…

OmniTRAX on Nov. 9 announced that its affiliate Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR) has deployed its first all-battery electric locomotive. According to OmniTRAX, the new AMPS Traction G9—the first…

Wabtec Corporation on Nov. 6 released its 2023 Sustainability Report highlighting the company’s “vision and progress on key environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments.”