9+ hour, 39+ min ago  (372+ words) Union Pacific Railroad's legendary steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, is set to make a rare appearance in Berks County this summer, with a scheduled whistle-stop at the Reading Outer Station as part of a nationwide tour celebrating America's 250th anniversary. The…...

19+ hour, 38+ min ago  (380+ words) Portuguese infrastructure manager IP has awarded the development and certification of a new Specific Transmission Module (STM) for train control systems to Hitachi Rail for the Portuguese market The STM enables the gradual transition from the national train control system…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (295+ words) Rick Schuiteman, executive director & CEO of the Fort Wayne Zoo, left, takes a trip on the new Z. O. &O. Railroad. The train's engine has gone from diesel to electric power and the ride has a new color scheme." FORT WAYNE" The Fort…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (77+ words) Centurion's first triple-trailer road train set off from its Perth Airport depot last week, under a three-month trial that will allow these longer combinations to operate along the Great Northern Highway. Triple road trains were previously only able operate from…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (383+ words) Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is stepping up efforts to enhance the safety and reliability of train operations through continuous monitoring and systematic infrastructure upgrades, officials said on Saturday." NFR's Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, said…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (360+ words) In rail, efficiency is often framed around propulsion, network optimisation and lightweighting. Regardless of whether a train is diesel, electric, or hybrid, less mass means that less energy is required to move it. Reducing vehicle weight is considered one of…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (321+ words) Rick Schuiteman, executive director & CEO of the Fort Wayne Zoo, waves to guests from the new Z. O. &O. Railroad, which is now electrically powered. Rick Schuiteman, executive director & CEO of the Fort Wayne Zoo, left, takes a trip on the new Z. O. &O. Railroad....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1079+ words) The clanging of train station bells is a sound engrained in Americana, serving as the musical score when long locomotives pulled into town. But at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum, they herald a different kind of arrival " the resurrection of…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (401+ words) FOX 5 DC's Tom Fitzgerald has the story." WASHINGTON - The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has approved a major $913 million plan to modernize its Red Line, marking the system's biggest upgrade since it opened in 1976. The proposal focuses on bringing the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (398+ words) FRANCE: Velvet has unveiled an Alstom Avelia Horizon trainset in its livery, as the high speed new entrant prepares to compete against SNCF as France's first domestic private entrant with its own new-build fleet. Production of Velvet's trains is spread…...