Within U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works, diesel-powered locomotives chug along the plant’s rail lines, hauling tons of steel, coke, scrap metals and iron ore for steel production. Now, those engines will ...

Rolls-Royce has won a contract from Knoxville Locomotive Works (KLW), United States, to supply two types of EPA Tier-4-compliant MTU diesel engines to power switching locomotives. Series 4000 and 2000 ...

Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) secured a significant contract from Mozambique Railways (CFM) for 10 advanced 3300 HP AC-AC diesel-electric locomotives, following the successful delivery of six ...

Two electric locomotives from Innovative Rail Technologies will work the US Steel switching yards at Mon Valley Works’ Edgar Thomson and Clairton plants near Pittsburgh and will save an estimated ...

Indian Railways is set to install a new system on-board locomotive cabins in a bid to increase safety and reduce train accidents. The new Loco Cab Video and Voice Recording System (LCVR) is being ...

It was working on advancements in diesel technology, but it hit a few roadblocks. In those days, some European diesel locomotives weighed well over 100 metric tons, which just wasn’t going to work for ...

We all know General Motors as an automaker. However, GM also has a storied past in various other industries that many might not consider. In the 1930s, GM's Electro-Motive Division began producing ...

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WOODLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) (NYSE:GWR) today announced that two new U.S. EPA Tier 4-compliant low-emission locomotives completed trials and are now in service on ...