The reverse was also true. Early diesel-electric locomotive engineers had to move a transition lever to actuate "backward" transition when slowing down - like downshifting in a manual-transmission ...

All diesel locomotive designs struggle with the problem ... it was withdrawn and scrapped in the early 1960s. The film below the break is a fascinating window into the early part of the UK ...

Some units even received the "phase 3" scheme of three equal red, white, and blue stripes in the early 1980s. For almost a decade, the Amtrak SDP40F diesel locomotives were the standard power on ...

The Class DD51 diesel-hydraulic locomotive was in service for nearly 60 years since the era of the former Japanese National Railways. The Class DD51 replaced steam locomotives as the workhorse of ...

The MTA is expected on Wednesday to approve a $788 million deal to replace its aging fleet of diesel locomotives relied upon by thousands of Long Island commuters, particularly in Suffolk ...

David H. Hamley, a professional engineer and Trains magazine author with a talent for writing about diesel locomotives, died Dec. 18 at a hospital near his home south of Pittsburgh. He was 84. Born in ...

The report mentions “soon to be redundant diesel locomotives’. The fact is that even as far back as March 31, 2023, according to information obtained by this writer under the Right to ...