Prairie Dog Central Railway’s steam locomotive, known as No. 3, won’t operate this year, as a vintage diesel locomotive will be subbed in for the 42 scheduled trips from Inkster Junction ...

Cables were run from the diesel engine to the nearby municipal buildings and its throttle was set to a speed which would produce roughly 375 kilowatts of power at 60 hertz (well below the ...

New Jersey Transit relies on more than 20 old-school diesel engines, including the United States’ oldest locomotive in regular passenger service.

The locomotive purchases changes a 2014 fleet plan that called for overhauling the fleet of 33 of the railroad’s newest PL-42 AC diesel powered locomotives and retiring the 50-year old plus GP ...