PEORIA, Ill. — Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. says its Alabama-based railroad service unit will spend $820 million cash to acquire locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel. Caterpillar says that ...

Caterpillar's Progress Rail to close London, Ont. plant Decision follows unsuccessful CAW negotiations Plant employs more than 400 hourly workers Feb 3 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc plans to close its ...

Investors and consumers have likely heard of electric cars, electric trucks and electric semis by now. One vehicle that hasn’t gotten as much attention in the U.S. is electric trains, something that ...

The aim is to showcase the hydrogen fuel’s viability and performance by checking if it can be utilised as an alternative to traditional fuels for line-haul rail. Credit: Shelley Pauls on Unsplash.

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), and Chevron have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the demonstration of a locomotive powered by hydrogen fuel ...

BNSF, Caterpillar, Inc. and Chevron U.S.A., Inc. have teamed on a locomotive pilot to “confirm the feasibility and performance of hydrogen fuel for use as a viable alternative to traditional fuels for ...

Fortescue has taken the wraps off a prototype of its proposed “Infinity Train” electric locomotive, making the 1,100 km (about 685 miles) trip from Perth to the Pilbara and marking a major milestone ...

Following recent news of the purchase of ten electric locomotives from Wabtec, Union Pacific railroad has followed up by purchasing another ten from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Inc. company. Union ...