Rolls-Royce to Play a Major Role in Decarbonizing UK’s Rail Network
15 Feb 2022, 06:38 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / UK wants to ditch all of its diesel-only passenger and freight trains by 2040, and Rolls-Royce will play a big in that, through its Power Systems business
Rolls-Royce Writes Rail History, Powers UK’s Pioneering Hybrid-Electric Passenger Train
11 Feb 2022, 03:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The HybridFLEX train, featuring mtu smart rail drive systems, has entered regular passenger service in the UK, in a historic first
Union Pacific to Operate the World’s Largest Fleet of Battery-Electric Freight Locomotives
31 Jan 2022, 06:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Union Pacific has purchased 20 battery-electric locomotives, scoring the world's largest investment in electric technology by a U.S. Class I rail
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Locomotives Gearing Up to Start Operating in North America
20 Jan 2022, 09:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Three hydrogen locomotives powered by several 200 kW fuel cell modules each, will be operating across North America soon
The New Orient Express “Rolling Palace” Is Ready to Bring Back Luxury Train Travel
13 Dec 2021, 06:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The famous Orient Express train is back, boasting gorgeous restored cars from the 1920s, and offering an exquisite travelling experience
An Old Railway Yard in Italy Will Be Turned Into a Modern, Sustainable Urban Space
26 Nov 2021, 11:23 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Contemporary urban spaces are leaning toward sustainability, self-sufficiency, by integrating more green spaces, and making room for pedestrians and cyclists
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Locomotives Ready to Take Over Freight Rail Systems
3 Nov 2021, 08:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Canadian Pacific is developing hydrogen-powered locomotives, and, after a recent $12 million boost, it also plans to build two hydrogen production facilities
Pop-Up Metro Ready to Demonstrate the First Battery-Powered Train in North America
6 Oct 2021, 07:44 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The company that introduced the first battery train in series production in Europe, has now helped develop the first battery train operating in the U.S.
New 1,000 MPH Train/Airplane Hybrid Is Ten Times More Efficient Than Aircraft
23 Jul 2021, 05:24 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / What if we could have the best of both aviation and rail transportation? Hyperloop concepts are not new, but this one takes things to the next level.
Train Tracks Burning in Chicago
31 Jan 2019, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Rail workers in Chicago have set fire to the tracks so that the metal could expand and allow for the connections to be repaired
JPods Solar-Powered Suspended Rail Vehicles May Solve Mobility Needs
28 Jun 2012, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As scientists and thinkers around the world ponder the problem of transporting people from their home, to where they want to go and then back home again, and doing so while using as little energy as...
US High Speed Rail on Track
10 Feb 2011, 07:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Americans are renowned for the way in which they come together and push to fulfill a goal, especially when that goal ensures the success of the nation in the years to come. We've seen it in...
New Honda Port Facility Opens in California
28 Oct 2009, 08:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The American division of Honda announced that it has just opened a new West Coast port facility in Richmond, California, the third one in the area, destined to house a great number of the company&rs...