The Class DD51 diesel-hydraulic locomotive was in service for nearly 60 years since the era of the former Japanese National Railways. The Class DD51 replaced steam locomotives as the workhorse of ...

Track scales like this one determined how much shippers would pay. Older scales were intricate mechanical devices.

This would both cut CO2 emissions and significantly reduce overall energy consumption, according to a new study.

The Carousal House is moved from the former Williams Grove Amusement Park to the property of the Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association.

The components included a 350-ton hydraulic crane anchored by 110,000 pounds of counterweights, temporary train track, an 82,000-pound locomotive and the generosity of a Wisconsin couple who made ...

The slideshow comprised high-quality railway photography by local enthusiast Bill Potter, focusing on steam and diesel hydraulic traction ...

South Africa explores US collaboration on hydraulic fracturing to access vast shale reserves • The Karoo Basin could hold up to 209 trillion cubic feet of gas, but legal and environmental hurdles ...

The Locomotives Act aims to prevent California from imposing stringent regulations on interstate trains. The act seeks to revise the Clean Air Act, limiting California's ability to enforce ...

The NJ Transit railway shut down at midnight on Friday after more than 450 locomotive engineers voted to strike after failing to agree on wages. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and ...