We all know General Motors as an automaker. However, GM also has a storied past in various other industries that many might not consider. In the 1930s, GM's Electro-Motive Division began producing ...

Locomotives remain a fast and efficient way to move cargo overland. The low rolling resistance of steel-on-steel will always beat rubber on road, the ability to pull long chains of freight cars, ...

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General Motors (GM +0.29%) has been winning plaudits of late thanks to its aggressive push into electric vehicles. Now, it's hoping to extend the reach of its tech to eco-friendly railroad locomotives ...

You might have played with electric trains as a child, but most life-size trains in the United States run on diesel, and the rail sector is far behind the automobile sector in moving to less-polluting ...

The MTA is expected on Wednesday to approve a $788 million deal to replace its aging fleet of diesel locomotives relied upon by thousands of Long Island commuters, particularly in Suffolk, officials ...

General Motors GM recently announced its decision to enter into a partnership with Wabtec Corporation WAB for developing and supplying the company’s Ultium battery technology and Hydrotec hydrogen ...

More than 15 years have passed since General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt stepped to a microphone in Washington, D.C., to announce plans for a new hybrid locomotive to be built in Erie. The announcement, ...