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History lessons come in all forms. Occasionally, lessons can come barreling in at more than 100 miles per hour and weighing over half a million pounds. This is the case with the Norfolk & Western ...

PETERSBURG — All fired up after an extensive restoration, the storied Norfolk & Western Class J 611 locomotive will again haul hundreds of passengers into the city this summer. The locomotive will ...

Diesel locomotives, instead of the historic Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611, are being used to operate this weekend’s remaining Shenandoah Valley Limited excursions.

Fifty years after India's only classic diesel-hydraulic series of locomotives -- popularly known as Pappu -- first made their debut on Mumbai's railway tracks, they have finally hit the brakes. But, ...

One of the National Railway Museum's most unusual exhibits will be among the stars of a diesel gala this weekend. The diesel hydraulic locomotive, Western Fusilier, is taking part in the Keighley & ...

Diesel-hydraulic drive concepts in the power class up to 2,500kW have firmly established themselves with state railways, private rail operators and leasing companies in recent years. The reason for ...

Brookville, Pa.-based Brookville Equipment Corp. said Monday, March 9, 2015 it "shipped an all-new highly-customized 88-ton diesel-hydraulic yard switching locomotive to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard ...

An iconic locomotive is stationed at the Strasburg Rail Road for the summer season.The Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611 locomotive is known as a powerhouse of steam, technology and near ...