TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Midwest Terminals in Toledo reconfigured a diesel locomotive from the 1950s into a 100% battery-powered locomotive. This is the first of its kind within the United States. The ...

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 ...

With a market cap of $193.8 billion, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining ...

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, ...

Caterpillar Inc. said Union Pacific Corp. will purchase 10 of its electric locomotives, making them the fourth customer for the technology. The announcement Friday in a call with analysts comes as the ...

Two electric locomotives from Innovative Rail Technologies will work the US Steel switching yards at Mon Valley Works’ Edgar Thomson and Clairton plants near Pittsburgh and will save an estimated ...

AUSTRALIA: Freight operator Aurizon is to trial the use of a Battery Electric Tender intended to reduce emissions from heavy ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, today announced it has received an equity investment from Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc., the venture ...