Most of the freight locomotives here in America use diesel-electric technology. They have gigantic diesel engines that act as generators for the electric motors that do the heavy lifting to get power ...

In August this year, rail freight operator DB Cargo UK announced the permanent retirement of its electric fleet and even Tim had to temporarily sideline electric trains earlier this year.

Rail is having a moment in the U.S. But amid talk of electric commuter trains and new high speed passenger lines, freight ...

Parallel Systems founder and CEO, Matt Soule, wants to change that by putting a modern autonomous and electric ... with existing freight cars and integrates with existing train control software.

The world’s most powerful locomotives are electric, pulling ore-laden freight trains in South Africa and China. In 2002, Russia finished electrifying the 5,700-mile Trans-Siberian Railway ...

In Eaton, there's an experimental train car. It carries materials for ... move grid-ready electricity as commodity over the existing freight rail network," said Christopher Smith, the Chief ...

Two new electric trains in California could be a sign that ... and do the right thing in the absence of cooperation from the freight operators. The new Caltrain models are just a drop in the ...

For rail transport we considered both diesel and electric freight trains and a high-speed electric passenger train, noting that these specific electric options are not yet used in Australia.