Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is planning to buy 20 new locomotives - 10 battery-electrics and 10 Tier 4 diesels ...

Most railfans will not dispute this statement: The most iconic General Electric locomotives to be employed by Amtrak were the Genesis series. These streamlined, monocoque-body (single shell) ...

Metro-North's new battery-electric locomotives are expected to be similar in appearance to the SC42-DMs. (Metro-North photo) MTA Metro-North Railroad on Feb. 24 announced details of a major expansion ...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), in coordination with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) under a consortium framework, on Feb. 25 issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NJ Transit's ALP-45 locomotive is an example of dual-mode power. (Photo: Stuart Chirls/FreightWaves) The agency that oversees the ...

Tacoma is getting three zero-emission trains, weighing as much as 350,000 pounds each and chugging by at speeds of up to 10 mph. The city has received some fiscal help to cover the cost of the green ...

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has issued a Request for Proposals for battery-electric and Tier 4 diesel locomotives as part of its efforts to modernize its equipment fleet ...