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US shortline Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR) has placed a battery-powered locomotive into revenue service.
US shortline Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR) has placed a battery-powered locomotive into revenue service.
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Why Locomotives Don't Have Tires
A single modern diesel freight locomotive can deliver upwards of 50 tons of forward force (called tractive effort) into the rails, but it’s somehow able to do that through the tiny contact patches ...
The FBI launched a task force with the ATF to investigate threats against Tesla. The task force follows a series of attacks on Tesla vehicles and showrooms, as well as protests. FBI Director Kash ...
Israeli forces released wild boars into a Palestinian town on Tuesday as they extended a months-long offensive against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank into Nablus. A military truck unloaded ...
Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani presents Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) commander Lt. Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo with the unit’s flag during the JJOC’s activation ...
In a post on the army's official X account, Israel said it hit the "remaining military capabilities" in the airfields located near the city of Palmyra in Homs. On the other hand, the Israeli army ...
A bipartisan pair of Florida lawmakers is teaming up to establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a separate Cabinet-level agency in an effort to "cut red tape, improve ...
The order launches a task force “to ensure effective federal participation” in the enforcement of immigration laws and redirecting resources to apprehend and deport migrants in Washington and ...
Liberal Leader Mark Carney pledged to buy new submarines, fleets of drones and more heavy-duty icebreakers while hiking pay for Canadian Armed Forces personnel as part of a commitment to raise ...
Emmanuel Macron has announced a plan for a "reassurance force" with several countries in Ukraine - but not all European allies have backed the idea. The French president said some nations ...
The Trump administration is seeking new ways of forcing migrants who entered the United States legally during the administration of Joe Biden on parole programs to self-deport. The New York Times ...