Connecticut’s Shore Line East commuter rail operation could revert to diesel-powered trains under a budget-saving move, the state’s transportation commissioner told a budget hearing last week. The ...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has issued a Request for Proposals for battery-electric and Tier 4 diesel locomotives as part of its efforts to modernize its equipment fleet ...

The agency will procure 10 battery-electric locomotives for initial deployment on the Providence Line and 10 Tier 4, low-emissions diesel locomotives for lines without ...

Instead of the promised electric locomotives, Shore Line East -- Metro-North's stepchild -- is getting hand-me-down, exhaust ...

DOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said the return of diesel trains will allow the state to save money without cutting ...

Much to delight of railway enthusiasts, diesel engines clag and snarl and belch out fumes, much to the consternation of just wanted to get to work on time. While the majority of high-speed railway ...

It’s a reversal that would have seemed unthinkable just a few years ago.

Since Caltrain has switched to electric all-electric trains, their retired diesel fleet will be sent to Lima, Peru, to serve passenger rail service there, according to a Caltrain press release. After ...

Severn Valley Railway (SVR) said for most of the year passenger trains pass through Eardington, which reopened in 2023, ...