Rolling Stock & Manufacturers

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (352+ words) Big Boy Locomotive No. 4014 travels along the Ohio River passing Emsworth Locks and Dams in Ben Avon, Pennsylvania, July 11, 2026. The Big Boy steam locomotives were commissioned in 1941 to haul heavy freight during World War II. No. 4014 is one of eight remaining…...

10+ hour ago   (226+ words) DB ESG has announced that it has been appointed to Network Rail’s framework as a potential provider of independent ETCS (European Train Control System) vehicle survey reports. These reports will support Network Rail’s ETCS supply and installation tendering process. Network…...

19+ hour, 4+ min ago   (278+ words) Queensland Rail has started carrying passengers on trains equipped with ETCS Level 2 signalling, marking a phased introduction of the technology on the Brisbane suburban network, according to Railway Gazette International. The rollout forms part of a broader modernisation of rail…...

19+ hour, 43+ min ago   (378+ words) AUSTRALIA: Queensland Rail has begun carrying passengers in trains operating with ETCS Level 2, as part of the phased introduction of the technology to the Brisbane suburban network. ETCS is being rolled out across South East Queensland as part of a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (749+ words) Germany’s rail sector is preparing a new wave of innovation as InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin spotlights advanced power solutions from RECOM and other suppliers. Germany’s rail industry is positioning itself for a new phase of modernization as preparations gather pace for…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1404+ words) Rostock has begun trial operations of Siemens’ new Signaling X system, positioning the Baltic port city as a showcase for Germany’s next wave of digital rail. The Baltic port city of Rostock has emerged as a testbed for Germany’s next…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (248+ words) The exact deployment of the new trainsets has yet to be announced SEATTLE — Two Airo trainsets will begin revenue service in Amtrak Cascades service on Sept. 30, a Washington Department of Transportation official disclosed this week. Jason Beloso, WSDOT’s freight and…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (463+ words) Alstom has signed contracts worth more than €1.2 billion with TransPennine Express for the supply and long-term maintenance of 29 battery-electric trains that will become Britain’s first mainline battery-electric fleet. The agreements include an approximately €930 million rolling stock order for 29 five-car battery-electric…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (752+ words) The new battery-electric TransPennine Express trains are set to enter service in 2034 Work to create the UK's first battery-electric trains for long-distance main line services is set to begin in 2028, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. The 29 new Adessia…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (636+ words) BNSF Railway is backing an open source digital twin designed to help freight rail operators test locomotive technologies, infrastructure changes and terminal strategies before committing capital to equipment that can remain in service for around 30 years. The Advanced Locomotive Technology…...