Caterpillar Inc. on Aug. 31 marked the 100th anniversary of EMD®. Founded as Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation, EMD is now a product brand of Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company. (Courtesy of ...

BNSF EMD SD70MAC 9819, one of 450 originally ordered by Burlington Northern in 1993. Wikimedia Commns/ Quatro Valvole. The first locomotive to successfully use an AC (alternating current) three-phase ...

Southern California regional rail authority Metrolink has unveiled the first F125 Spirit diesel locomotive being built by Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) at its manufacturing plant in Muncie, Indiana, US.

Much to delight of railway enthusiasts, diesel engines clag and snarl and belch out fumes, much to the consternation of just wanted to get to work on time. While the majority of high-speed railway ...

For the ECO line, Progress Rail and NSC have collaborated to repower 50 locomotives, since 2008. Credit: Norfolk Southern Corp. Caterpillar Company’s Progress Rail has teamed up with Norfolk Southern ...