At first glance it makes no sense - smooth steel wheels on smooth steel rails should slip like ice on ice. But rail friction ...

U.S. freight railroads are a major source of pollution, chuffing out more nitrogen oxide than all the nation’s coal-fired ...

This video takes viewers inside VIA Rail’s maintenance facility to reveal the complex process of repairing a train wheel. Technicians use precision tools, massive machinery, and strict safety ...

The Pere Marquette 1225 suffered a wheel bearing issue and was pulled from service. With repairs made, it will pull the North ...

On Jan. 28, 1994, a hill collapsed in a mudslide onto Metro-North tracks near Dobbs Ferry, causing a train derailment and six ...

The era of rail renationalisation is an opportunity for the remaining open access operators to compete with a luxury offering ...

The Vida D is back on its tracks making people smile in Paradise. It has been a Christmas tradition for more than 20 years ...

The Rapido N Santa Fe mechanical reefer has a see-through, etched-metal running board with wire corner grab irons. The model ...

Clint Bentley’s “Train Dreams” follows the Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker living in the ...

In 1978, General Motors revealed its 'revolutionary' 350 V8 diesel engine... which turned out to be one of the most terrible ...

At Agritechnica companies showed growing diversity in ag machinery powertrains, including lots of talk about diesel-electric hybrid systems.

A group of dedicated volunteers say they have built "Australia's biggest" miniature railway in regional Victoria and after a ...