Locomotives

After six years of work, volunteers and donors of the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Inc. will soon return Nickel Plate Road EMD SD9 to the rails as an operating…

RAILWAY AGE, JULY 2023 ISSUE: Hydrogen is getting significant attention as a future energy source for railroads, but are all the pros and cons being recognized and discussed? Railroad decarbonization…

RAILWAY AGE JULY 2023 ISSUE: With the absence of orders for new locomotives, it is easy to conclude railroad executives are not thinking about new purchases. This is probably wrong.…

Wabtec Corporation (Wabtec) announced July 10 that it has entered into a $190 million agreement with PT Imeco Inter Sarana (PT IMECO) to support PT Kereta Api Indonesia’s (PT KAI)…

Sierra Northern (SERA) will use a $15.6 million grant from the California State Transportation Authority (CalSTA) to convert three additional diesel switchers to hydrogen-powered zero emission units.

CSX ES44AH No. 1982, in Seaboard System Railroad colors, is the third in a series of heritage locomotives created by employees at the company’s Waycross Locomotive Shop in Georgia “as…

The July 2023 issue of Railway Age is available digitally, with a midyear report on the state of the freight rail industry, plus the Car & Locomotive Repair Directory, our…

Virginia Railway Express (VRE) can now perform expanded commuter railcar and locomotive maintenance onsite at its new Lifecycle Overhaul and Upgrade (LOU) facility in Spotsylvania County, Va.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) introduced June 28, via a LinkedIn post, its new livery design. “An inspiring blend of past and present,” the winning livery, CPKC says, “captures the…

While we don’t know definitively, a part of Wabtec Corp.’s pre-owned locomotive order may not have been reflected in its guidance and could mean a mild incremental benefit, according to…

Our Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania, comprises one of the largest facilities for locomotive repair in the industry.

Wabtec on June 27 reported that it will deliver 69 “certified pre-owned” locomotives this year to six of Genesee & Wyoming Inc.’s U.S. subsidiaries in a deal that includes an…

Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 2816, the Empress, has successfully completed a stationary steam test, moving another step closer to its transnational Canada-U.S.-Mexico voyage this summer to celebrate formation of CPKC (Canadian…

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on June 23 published its first Sustainability Data Report highlighting developments from 2022 for Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), which on April…

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX Corporation (CSX) announced June 22 a planned joint venture for the building and development of hydrogen locomotive conversion kits for diesel electric locomotives.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on June 16 filed a lawsuit, on behalf of their members, against the California…

The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) reveals the official name of its soon-to-open rail system. Also, New Jersey Transit selects a commissioning agent for its…

Wabtec Corporation (Wabtec) announced June 16 that it has acquired L&M Radiator, Inc., a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty radiators and heat exchangers.

RAILWAY AGE, JUNE 2023 ISSUE: In the diesel-electric era, it’s unprecedented: It looks as though we will see three consecutive years with no new locomotives built for the North American…

By 2050, in accordance with the Paris Climate Agreement, zero-emission locomotives may have completely replaced conventional diesel-powered equipment on the railways of the world. Current development of zero-emission switcher locomotives,…