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 ...

Rail Vision looks to revolutionise railway safety. Credit: Andre Sudholt from Pixabay. Israeli technology firm Rail Vision has successfully demonstrated the field applicability of its Switch Yard ...

A BNSF Railway spokesman said two slow-moving freight trains collided Monday evening in a Tacoma switching yard, injuring one person, derailing a locomotive and damaging some containers. Spokesman Gus ...

North American railway franchise Union Pacific has partnered with two Californian air-management districts to upgrade ten low-horsepower diesel-electric locomotives of its yard switching fleet, in a ...

Union Pacific is partnering with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District to repower 10 low-horsepower diesel-electric locomotives into ...

SAGINAW, MI — The gift of a 25-ton switch engine is helping the Saginaw Railway Museum to preserve a part of the region's railroad legacy. The engine was last used at an area stone quarry and isn't ...

At times during the winter, the emissions coming from the Union Pacific Railroad’s rail switching yard in South Salt Lake equal those off nearby Interstate 15 at rush hour. This is because the ...

There’s a new animal roaming Norfolk International Terminal’s yard. The Green Goat, a hybrid locomotive used to push and pull rail cars throughout the terminal, arrived last month and soon will be ...

Structural Engineer: Hanson Professional Services Inc. Built to service very heavy rail cars, this maintenance shop houses a 55-ton overhead bridge crane and a 125-ton drop table that are used to ...