Penny Kmitt is a reporter for WBZ-TV's morning news. She joined the station in December 2023 from CBS-affiliate WTKR in Norfolk, Virginia. The MBTA has debuted a newly refurbished train car as part of ...

PITTSBURGH — Union Pacific and Wabtec have signed a $1.2 billion agreement to modernize UP AC4400 locomotives, which Wabtec ...

The diesel-electric locomotive has been a mainstay of freight railroads and many passenger railroads for over a century. These locomotives have proven to have a great mix of power, fuel economy, and ...

For decades, Americans all over the country have taken rides in trains pulled by a legend and perhaps didn’t even know it. The Electro-Motive Division F40PH series has served as the backbone of ...

Maciej Drygas’ documentary Trains uses archival footage to depict the history of the locomotive industry in the 20th century. Using private archives, some never-before-seen footage and even ...

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