Your average pickup truck might be able to tow a few tons, but a semi-truck can tow close to 30. A train car, though, is another order of magnitude heavier still, with some exceeding 150 tons. Using, ...

Trains and the railways they run on are a great way to move lots of stuff, or lots of people, a long way. Steel wheels on ...

Fortescue, the Australian iron ore mining giant, recently welcomed electric locomotives powered by the world’s largest land-mobile batteries, the company said in a social media post. The locomotives ...

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The CBH Group (CBH) has entered into an agreement with Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) to acquire 17 narrow-gauge locomotives, marking a significant investment in ...

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.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Wabtec’s locomotive modernization solutions range in ...

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 ...

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 ...