Union Pacific faced the immense challenge of hauling heavy freight trains across rugged mountain terrain, requiring ...

Most of the freight locomotives here in America use diesel-electric technology. They have gigantic diesel engines that act as ...

UNP, CP and NSC stand out in a challenged rail industry, backed by cost cuts, fuel tailwinds and shareholder returns.

The newly unveiled Abraham Lincoln commemorative locomotive No. 1616 and Cheyenne's Big Boy No. 4014 will meet up twice this ...

The Class I railroad (NYSE: UNP) and project partner ZTR Control Systems recently wrapped up testing of the first unit of a ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Union Pacific and rail technology firm ZTR have concluded the first portion of the pilot program ...

CSX is transitioning more diesel-electric locomotives to hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) power at its Huntington Locomotive Shop in West Virginia. Meanwhile, Union Pacific (UP) and locomotive control systems ...

Twenty-five Big Boy locomotives were built for Union Pacific, No. 4014 is the world’s only functioning Big Boy. Eight Big Boys remain throughout the United States. Big Boy No. 4005 is on display ...

The eight-week tour concludes later this month. A total of 25 Big Boy locomotives were built for Union Pacific, the first being delivered in 1941, according to the company. There are seven Big ...

Read full article: Galveston County Sheriff heads back to court in battle with state agency trying to suspend his license As part of the Heartland of America Tour, Union Pacific’s Big Boy No ...

In 2022, for instance, Union Pacific struck a $1 billion-plus deal with Wabtec Corp. to modernize 600 locomotives, and this year it's spending $1.9 billion to upgrade rail lines. The investments ...

Union Pacific and partner ZTR said they have completed testing of a hybrid battery-electric locomotive. The post Union ...