A quarter of the trains running on the newly-electrified £144m rail line between East Kilbride and Glasgow Central will be diesel, ScotRail has confirmed. Electric trains will operate passenger ...

The MBTA appears to be committed to a date when electric trains will finally carry passengers on its commuter rail system: 2027. Electric trains, common throughout much of the world, can accelerate ...

Much to delight of railway enthusiasts, diesel engines clag and snarl and belch out fumes, much to the consternation of just wanted to get to work on time. While the majority of high-speed railway ...

Caltrain is the San Francisco peninsula’s commuter rail, the oldest operating railroad in the western U.S. Over the next few weeks its old diesel trains will be replaced by new electric cars, ...

After Caltrain completed electrifying tracks between San Francisco and San Jose, the agency found itself stuck with now-obsolete rail cars and diesel engines. Working with the U.S. State Department, ...