Siemens has secured an order from Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL) to supply 61 battery-powered trains for NNW ...
Energy officials and installation leadership gathered at Fort Hood on Dec. 15 to mark an important milestone for the ...
U.S. freight railroads are a major source of pollution, chuffing out more nitrogen oxide than all the nation’s coal-fired ...
GM has saved the best iteration of its dual-motor AWD EV powertrain for the Sierra EV Denali, the top trim level of the ...
Its freight lines sustain Ukraine’s embattled industry in the east, ship cargo throughout the country and carry crucial grain ...
Failures of diesel engines on bi-mode Hitachi IET trains are causing delays to Great Western Railway services. The diesel ...
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What happens if you put tires on a train

At first glance it makes no sense - smooth steel wheels on smooth steel rails should slip like ice on ice. But rail friction ...
Nearby stands the distinctive gray Family Lines System caboose, a testament to the era when these iconic rail cars served as mobile offices for train crews rather than just nostalgic symbols of ...
The Pere Marquette 1225 suffered a wheel bearing issue and was pulled from service. With repairs made, it will pull the North ...
Less than two months after smashing its own (unofficial) record in power density with its proprietary axial flux motor, YASA has unveiled a real-world application of the technology as an in-wheel ...
Latvia could begin leasing diesel trains manufactured by the Swiss company Stadler from Estonia, the chairman of the board of Pasažieru vilciens (PV), operating under the brand “Vivi”, Raitis Nešpors, ...
Regular service is expected today for Amtrak after a few wheels on the Texas Eagle came off the track near Chicago on Sunday afternoon. The train had stopped in St. Louis and Alton earlier in the day ...