A 15-ton train traction motor near the end of its life enters a bay door on one side of General Electric Co.’s shop in North Las Vegas. The part is split into its motor and gear. Over the span of a ...

(CBS)-- A Milwaukee District North Line Metra train was evacuated Tuesday evening due to a fire. The train was stopped in Morton Grove near Dempster on its way to Fox Lake. A Metra spokesman says it ...

Railway locomotives manufacturer Brush Traction has secured a £6.5m contract from the UK’s Transport for London (TfL) to refurbish and fit train motors for the Piccadilly line. The Piccadilly line is ...

CAMDEN - Top officials at the Delaware River Port Authority and its PATCO subsidiary apologized publicly Wednesday for equipment problems that have caused commuter train delays and overcrowding. They ...

Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. announced Tuesday that it is constructing a rebuild facility for traction motors and other electrical equipment in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. “This new traction motor ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Railway Traction Motors Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Railway ...

NTSB recommended taking 225 Silverliner rail cars out of service. The Federal Railroad Administration ordered more oversight ...

The first locomotive to successfully use an AC (alternating current) three-phase asynchronous traction motor drive system was the German DE2500 diesel-electric in 1971, built by Henschel-BBC. DB ...

PATCO officials say ongoing mechanical issues and a train shortage are the cause of delays that have led to major headaches for their passengers. PATCO customers have recently voiced their ...

Winter-weary Bostonians, take heart: Your transit authority is attaching plows to passenger trains to prepare for the season’s snow. Believe it or not, in past winters, Red and Orange line trains ...