Locomotives

CSX ES44AH No. 1850, in Louisville & Nashville (L&N) colors, is the sixth in a series of heritage locomotives to roll out of CSX’s Waycross Locomotive Shop in Georgia as…

Following the Aug. 6 fatality of a conductor trainee during a yard shoving move, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a new Safety Bulletin to “encourage railroads to identify…

The 2023 Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail event, to be held Nov. 2 in Chicago, will feature a panel of corporate diversity leaders discussing the importance of Employee…

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) teams up with Virginia Tech on U-Pass program at campuses in National Capital Region. Also, NJ Transit Rail Operations celebrates 40 years of…

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Bohr Electronics on Aug. 16 announced that it has named Joseph Schultheis Operations Manager at the company’s production facility in Searcy, Ark. In this role, Schultheis, a U.S.…

Manufacturing operations at Wabtec Corp.’s Erie County, Pa., rail plant could end if a new labor agreement is not reached with some 1,400 striking union workers, County Executive Brenton Davis…

Topping the list of reasons to attend Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail, to be held Nov. 2 in Chicago, is opening speaker Judy Carter, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer…

Metro-North Railroad celebrates its 40-year history of public service with a second rebranded locomotive; Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) latest Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) shows major service reliability improvements with…

ES44AH No. 1869, in Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) colors, is the fifth heritage-schemed locomotive to roll out of CSX’s Waycross, Ga., shop. Its number recognizes C&O’s founding year.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) restoration crew completes 250-mile test run of the 2816 Empress steam locomotive. Also, CSX reaches a one-year injury-free milestone at its Rice Yard in Waycross,…

BNSF has donated an alternative fuel testbed locomotive, most recently operated by the railroad as a hydrogen fuel cell switcher in Southern California, to the Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM). Built…

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has release ALTRIOS (Advanced Locomotive Technology and Rail Infrastructure Optimization System), described as “the world’s first fully integrated, open-source software designed for exploring deep…

TTC Operated by ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: Following the global movement to reduce emissions and, ideally, use renewable energy instead of diesel fuel, the rail industry is looking…

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: Railroads and suppliers share strategies and the latest tech for combatting cold climate challenges.

The industry conversation continues with Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail 2023—our first in-person Women in Rail conference covering the freight, passenger and transit rail sectors.  The Nov. 2…

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: The new locomotive market has languished since 2016 the year prior to implementation of Tier IV emissions standards. In 2015 and 2016, according…

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Bohr Electronics introduces fuel transfer-pump repair for locomotive maintenance shops in North America. Also, INFORM deploys its stack management and crane optimizer system at the first of two…

The August 2023 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with deep dives into winter preparedness, derailment prevention, and Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail.

The Alberta government on Aug. 1 announced that it will provide C$45 million to power new hydrogen technologies to help reduce emissions and create jobs.

As required by the government of Canada, CN has published an action plan to meet the volume of grain expected to be moved in the 2023-24 crop year.