LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) – Two of the original steam locomotives that once served Pioneer Mill Company, the last sugar plantation in West Maui, returned home to Lahaina on Thursday. The trains, which ...

Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

GB Railfreight will operate the six-axle Class 99 bi-mode locomotives. Credit: Beacon Rail Lux Holdings S.á.r.l. Switzerland-based Stadler has secured a contract from Becon Rail to deliver 30 Class 99 ...

The North Shore Railroad Co., operator of six Pennsylvania short lines, has introduced a new paint scheme for SW1500 No. 2238 ...

KiwiRail has signed two new contracts for low-emissions locomotives with Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler. The first contract involves the delivery of nine mainline locomotives equipped with ETCS ...

Two American-made locomotives which first arrived on the island of Ireland in the 1960s have successfully been transported to their new Co Down home for storage and restoration. The two vehicles – the ...

General Motors (GM) has announced a collaboration with Wabtec Corporation to attempt to develop and implement its Ultium battery technology into Wabtec’s freight locomotives. GM also plans to develop ...

The American Locomotive Co built 25 of the monsters to Union Pacific's specifications between 1941 and 1944 Seventeen Big Boys were scrapped when they were pulled from service, but eight survived and ...

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the world’s first locomotive works, Stephenson’s works in Newcastle. To celebrate the event, the Robert Stephenson Trust is holding an ...