Diesel-electric locomotive technology has advanced significantly ... but we began with the era after General Motors' Electro-Motive Division introduced "The Diesel that Did It," the FT [see ...
By 1950 the general form of a diesel locomotive with a frame containing the power plant supported by bogies carrying traction equipment was well established, but the Fell eschewed this layout in ...
43159 arrived at the Great Central Railway by road, rather than rail A record-breaking diesel locomotive is being brought back into service after sitting in storage for two years. In its glory ...
Diesel locomotives were a great innovation, using internal combustion engines for power ... Specialized auto rack cars are used to transport new automobiles from factories to dealerships General cargo ...
NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
The Inter-City 125, the world's fastest diesel locomotive… has a top speed of ... it all began with Stephenson's Rocket. There was a general sense that life was speeding up as speed records ...