While the documentation of diesel locomotives is extensive, Walter Simpson’s new book brings a fresh perspective to the literature. The book is an excellent primer on diesel locomotives that is ...

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 ...

IN coal and metalliferous mines, as the working faces advance from the shafts, there is a desire to transport workmen to within easy reach of their working places and there is a large field of ...

Much to delight of railway enthusiasts, diesel engines clag and snarl and belch out fumes, much to the consternation of just wanted to get to work on time. While the majority of high-speed railway ...

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 ...

A test under way at the Cedar Rapids-based Iowa Interstate Railroad could lead to more use of biodiesel by railroads. The Iowa Interstate began testing biodiesel blended fuel in one locomotive in the ...

June 8, 1949, in The Star: There will be no more soot, smoke or dust at the Southern Railway shops in Anniston or on the routes between here and Birmingham and other places in the region. That’s ...

MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO IS GETTING RID OF ITS STEAM LOCOMOTIVES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS. THE ZOO SOLD THE ENGINES TO A MUSEUM IN WISCONSIN DELLS. TRAIN RIDES AT THE ZOO, HOWEVER, ARE NOT GOING AWAY.