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You gotta start somewhere. In this case, it’s the BNSF switchyard in Richmond, where the Richmond Pacific Railroad is testing the nation’s first “Tier 4” switch engine for certification. Tier 4 is a ...

From the undercarriage down to the rails, the locomotive shows its age in a half century of rust. But above, the gleaming red, yellow and black painted exterior encases the latest in engine and drive ...

LOS ANGELES – Freight trains that run through Orange County could soon be powered by cleaner-burning fuel – hope given by newly emerging technology announced. Officials with Burlington Northern Santa ...

With no discussion the members of the Los Angeles City Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee on Tuesday, Oct. 15, advanced an agreement for a zero-emissions switcher locomotive demonstration project at ...

The BNSF Railway Co. and Vehicle Projects Inc. rolled out the nation’s first hydrogen-powered fuel cell locomotive Monday morning at the railroad’s shops in the Oakland neighborhood.BNSF, Vehicle ...

BNSF Railway and Vehicle Projects LLC, a Denver company, announced they are developing an experimental hydrogen fuel cell switch locomotive. The U.S. Department of Defense and BNSF Railway are paying ...

Earlier this year, Brookville Equipment Corp. took an ancient EMD SW-9 switch locomotive and transformed it into a twin-engine, 1,400-hp ultra-low-emission, twin-genset switcher for Genesee & ...

Of the total network of 66,687 route kilometres (RKM) of Indian Railways, only 30,012 RKM is electrified. Coal and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Railways will save about Rs 11,500 crore ...