Locomotives

Locomotives are the public face of a railroad. The most attractive liveries reflect not only a company’s heritage, but the communities it serves. It is a symbol of pride. In…

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) predecessor railroad Canadian Pacific has been “lifting” steam locomotives for 110 years. Today, working in the same location CP railroaders did in 1913, crews at…

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, has begun constructing the BEL, a battery-electric EMD® Joule prototype locomotive for Aurizon, Australia’s largest freight railroad. A rebuild of an existing, Class 4000 GT42CU…

Railway Age’s June 2023 issue is now available digitally, featuring the annual Guide to Equipment Leasing.

CN announced May 26 that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents approximately 6,000 locomotive engineers, conductors, yard conductors, and yard coordinators working on the railroad’s mainline, short lines…

RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2023 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American locomotive fleet reveals that the size of the total fleet decreased slightly in 2022.

Union Pacific’s (UP) famed steam locomotive, “Big Boy No. 4014”, returns to the rails on June 7. Also, 30 tons of ammonium nitrate being transported by UP that went missing…

A railroader’s dedication doesn’t end when they retire; their connection to the industry lasts a lifetime.

Alstom enters a strategic partnership with Export Development Canada (EDC) for sustainable mobility financing. Also, PSC Group, a Portfolio Company of Aurora Capital Partners, acquires Steel Line Rail Services LLC.

CSX employees at the Waycross Locomotive Shop are painting several road units into adaptations of predecessor railroads. The first heritage design, applied to a Wabtec ES44AH honors the Baltimore &…

MTA Metro-North Railroad is rebranding up to five locomotives in a Heritage Series livery to mark the regional/commuter railroad’s 40 years of service. Craft workers at Metro-North’s Plains Maintenance of Equipment Repair…

Following a train collision that occurred on April 16 involving a misaligned switch, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a Safety Bulletin to remind railroads about ways to “ensure…

S.576, the Rail Safety Act of 2023, has been passed by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation along party lines with few changes, and will go to the…

Southfield, Mich.-based TRM Equity II (TRM) on May 2 acquired certain assets of National Railway Equipment Co. (NRE), which it said “clears the way financially for NRE to unlock its…

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Teck Coal Limited (Teck) have entered into a long-term rail agreement for transportation of steelmaking coal from Teck’s four operations in southeastern, B.C., the…

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on April 27 passed a new rule aimed at reducing emissions from locomotives when they operate within the state.

The May 2023 issue of Railway Age is available digitally, showcasing the honorees of our fourth-annual Readers’ Influential Leaders poll and covering CPKC’s Final Spike ceremony, North American locomotive fleet…

As part of a special series in Railway Age’s April 2023 issue, 13 chief executives of leading North American companies answer the single-most critical question: What is the biggest challenge…

The North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS) will host its annual meeting May 24-26, 2023, in Chicago. This year’s theme is “A New Era in Railroading.”

The Federal Railroad Administration on April 27 issued Safety Advisory 2023-03, Accident Mitigation and Train Length, “to increase awareness of the potential complexities associated with operating longer trains, and push…