Battery electric power is commonplace in cars and trucks and is being tested in planes, helicopters, and container ships. Now, battery power is coming to trains, in place of the diesel-fueled ...

Bulgaria’s transport sector marked a milestone today as three new Siemens Smartron electric locomotives officially entered service. Two of the locomotives will operate on the Sofia-Burgas route, while ...

As rain pelted the windows at General Electric Co. offices in Chicago, executives debated whether to build a low-emission locomotive. The deliberations went on for two days, and to keep the mood ...

The Wabtec FLXdrive Battery Locomotive—a winner of Fast Company's 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards—uses batteries to help out its engine, and recharges them as it brakes.