Abandoned classic cars are usually associated with barns and junkyards, but many of them have been left to rot away in the woods. Some have been discarded so many years ago that you need plenty of ...

American federalism is struggling. Federal rules are an overwhelming presence in every state government, and some states, due to their size or other leverage, can impose their own policies on much or ...

In 2005, the ‘Green Goat’ Locomotive, delivered by the Ganada Railway Power Technology Company, was the first hybrid locomotive in the world. Because of its excellent energy saving and emission ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Scores of government officials, public agencies and business interests are warning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that ...

While many classic cars spend their retirement years being paraded at high-class events, the majority of them are actually rotting away with no prospect of being saved. You'll find them in the many ...

Locomotives remain a fast and efficient way to move cargo overland. The low rolling resistance of steel-on-steel will always beat rubber on road, the ability to pull long chains of freight cars, ...

Locomotives that run on diesel can be electrified. This would both cut CO 2 emissions and significantly reduce overall energy consumption, according to a new study. Researchers at SINTEF have now ...

Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American landscape, but their 4,400-horsepower engines collectively burn 3.5 billion gallons of diesel annually, at a time when railroads and other ...