This video delves into the Union Pacific’s fleet of GTELs (Gas Turbine Electric Locomotives) - a bold experiment in railroad propulsion during the 1950s and ’60s. It traces their development, unique ...

There isn’t a lot of romance in getting to a destination today, and that’s sad. Planes feel like flying transit buses, and most commuter trains are all business and almost no fun. Even road trips lose ...

The project will finish this autumn, after which the locomotive will be restored to its original state. Credit: Alstom SA. Alstom has conducted the first run of a shunting locomotive, converted from ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The world’s largest operating 1.2 million-pound steam locomotive is coming back to Colorado. The locomotive, known as Big Boy No. 4014, is 1.2 million pounds and 132 feet long, about ...

A new kind of electric-powered locomotive designed to handle Canada's harsh winters was unveiled for the first time near Edmonton this week. The zero-emission locomotive, powered by a lithium-ion ...

The 611 locomotive is officially chugging along the train tracks ahead of its fall excursions beginning next week. The locomotive at the Virginia Museum of Transportation is prepared to make trips to ...

Sept. 22 (UPI) --The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a $4.2 billion commercial deal between the government of Kazakhstan and U.S.-based Wabtec Corporation, which makes locomotives. The deal, ...

If you ride the MBTA commuter rail north of Boston, you might be lucky enough to take a train with a retro-looking locomotive leading the way. A refurbished locomotive, painted maroon and yellow in ...

Mills-Albert Limited site supervisor Brendon Gabbott uncovered the “fascinating piece of local history". The locomotive has been confirmed by SteamRail Whanganui Inc representatives to be “The Skunk” ...

PITTSBURGH, September 22, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) announced today a landmark agreement with National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway of ...

Penny Kmitt is a reporter for WBZ-TV's morning news. She joined the station in December 2023 from CBS-affiliate WTKR in Norfolk, Virginia. The MBTA has debuted a newly refurbished train car as part of ...