BOISE -- Trains carry supplies in and out of Idaho every day.But soon trains will be the items shipped out. MotivePower will be sending 22 locomotives halfway across the world. Over the next year ...

Wabtec Corp. announced Monday that its MotivePower subsidiary has won a contract to build 22 new locomotives for CBH Group, a leading transporter of grain in Australia. The contract includes a ...

The AC44C6M locomotives will be used in Fortescue’s mining operations. Credit: Wabtec Corporation. Rail technology company Wabtec has secured a contract to upgrade locomotives for Australia-based ...

Locomotive manufacturer NRE has released details of its recent contract with Watco Australia for eight light-axle locomotives to support the latter's new contract in Queensland. “Watco demanded the ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The company conducted extensive testing of the locomotives ...

Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...

Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...

Australia’s diesel locomotives can be quickly converted into hybrid electric trains following a breakthrough in battery technology by Melbourne-based power technology company Alta Battery Technology.

BELGRAVE Australia (Reuters) - While the discovery of steam power 200 years ago drove the industrial revolution, the world long ago shunted most steam trains onto the sidings of history. But in one ...