A look at rare diesel locomotives still in regular service and the dwindling fleet of these unique and historic workhorses.

New Jersey Transit relies on more than 20 old-school diesel engines, including the United States’ oldest locomotive in ...

* Spectators take photographs of the newly restored Nickel Plate Road 190 diesel locomotive as it arrives at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton Friday, July 11, 2025.

Locomotives that run on diesel can be electrified. This would both cut CO 2 emissions and significantly reduce overall energy consumption, according to a new study. Researchers at SINTEF have now ...

Diesel locomotives typically have a useful life of 40 years or more, but the regulation would bar those that are 23-years or older from running in the state after 2029.

Wabtec is supplying 1,000 high-power diesel locomotives to railways and these will become part of the stock of 2,500 locos to be kept for disaster and emergency purposes.

MTA to replace aging diesel locomotives with new dual-mode engines, enhancing reliability and reducing emissions for Long Island commuters.

General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division modernized the railroad industry with its revolutionary diesel engines and diesel-electric locomotives.

Prospective buyers interested in the “gently used” 135-ton diesel locomotives posted on the Caltrain website are out of luck since the Bay Area transit agency finalized the sale. Caltrain is ...