Since the second half of the 20th century, four-axle diesel-electric switcher locomotives have been used extensively on short lines. The most common are the EMD SW1500 (1,500 hp/1,119 kW), GP9 (1,750 ...
Five years after World War II ended, it became apparent to the railroads that steam locomotives were not the motive power of the choice. While a half dozen locomotive builders were assembling ...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIT Rail Resources, an operating group of CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), and one of North America's largest railcar and locomotive lessors, announced today that it has signed ...
Some sights are so integral in a small town that they blend with the landscape – as do familiar buildings, streetlights, or monuments which have stood the test of time. Thus, the back and forth ...
MONTREAL , Oct. 21 /CNW Telbec/ - CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) announced today orders for 70 new high-horsepower locomotives from GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Co. (GE), and Electro-Motive ...