A Federal Railroad Administration study on mainline electrification recommends that the railroad industry develop a prototype ...

Indian Railways' secret contingency plan during Rajiv Gandhi's funeral train journey showcases flawless execution and ...

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 ...

T he Alco RSD5 diesel locomotive is back for another run in the N scale Atlas Classic line. The six-axle road switcher, part of the Atlas lineup since 1999, is now offered with a factory-installed ...

The Fell differential gearbox. All diesel locomotive designs struggle with the problem of transmitting the huge torque required to start a fully loaded train at low speeds, and because of the huge ...

BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's first batch of hybrid diesel locomotives has been delivered, according to a report in the Science and Technology Daily on Saturday. The locomotives were ...