Have you ever watched a mile-long freight train rumble by and wondered how one locomotive can pull more than a hundred fully loaded cars? The locomotive weighs maybe 150 metric tons, and each car is ...

Norfolk Southern said it is accelerating the transformation of its motive power fleet and partnering with Progress Rail to upgrade 96 direct current (DC)-powered locomotives to alternating current (AC ...

A northwest Iowa school district plans to provide more training after community complaints of racism from students. During the school board meeting MOC Floyd Valley student Itzel Benitez says her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CPKC commemorative locomotive Image by CPCKnews release The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railway has introduced a ...

NS’s modernization roadmap includes new locomotives, a DC-to-AC program and a “push to reduce engine models from 13 to four over the next decade,” the Class I noted. Fewer models mean “lower ...

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Canadian Class I CN on March 4 launched two commemorative locomotives—moving tributes marking the 250th anniversary of the United States signing of the Declaration of Independence. Both America250 ...

IN undertaking the construction of a merchant marine, the United States has placed itself in competition with the rest of the world in ocean transportation. In some respects American ships are the ...