The diesel-electric locomotive has been a mainstay of freight railroads and many passenger railroads for over a century. These locomotives have proven to have a great mix of power, fuel economy, and ...

Here we round up the 10 fastest diesel locomotives ever.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Mining and Metallurgical Plant PJSC (AMKR, Dnipropetrovsk region) continues to restore the ...

The Silvis nonprofit Railroading Heritage of Midwest America has announced a weekend of rides on "The Quad Cities Rocket" to be held on the world's largest diesel locomotive.

The railroad industry is struggling to determine what the locomotive of the future will look like. Railroads have committed to carbon emission reductions, but there still much uncertainty about the ...

The first locomotive to successfully use an AC (alternating current) three-phase asynchronous traction motor drive system was the German DE2500 diesel-electric in 1971, built by Henschel-BBC. DB ...

The MTA is expected on Wednesday to approve a $788 million deal to replace its aging fleet of diesel locomotives relied upon by thousands of Long Island commuters, particularly in Suffolk, officials ...