Engines that cost $775,000 a few years ago are now pushing $1.5 million — and it takes three years or more to build them, he said.

No extra engines had been placed in the Palisades, where the fire broke out about 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, officials said. The department pre-positioned nine engines to the San Fernando Valley and ...

Diesel engines aren't terribly common in U.S.-made cars, but they're still often employed in a wide variety of work vehicles. Here are some of the best ones.