According to a report released on Oct. 18 by the Amtrak Office of Inspector General (OIG), Amtrak “has opportunities to use its own data to reduce excess locomotive idling and to train employees about ...

I am responding to letters about MARC trains and their operations. One letter from a reader stated he didn't know why MARC locomotives idle all the time when they are in the rail yard ("MARC on idle ...

About 100 workers with several agencies in Birmingham and Jefferson County assisted in the first leg of moving a 1917 vintage locomotive from Fair Park this morning. The move began shortly after 8 a.m ...

Shutting down an idling locomotive reduces fuel consumption, oil consumption, emissions, noise, and engine wear, BNSF said. In addition to the APUs, BNSF has installed Automatic Engine Start-Stop ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — With fall and winter temperatures routinely below zero — a high temperature of minus-20 was forecast for Saturday — it is common for drivers in Fairbanks to idle their vehicles to ...

Hundreds of locomotives are sitting idle in Southern Arizona — a stark illustration of the impact of the energy market’s recession on the railroad industry. Nationwide, about 1,400 Union Pacific ...

A Canadian railroad company’s idling locomotives in May Township has upset neighbors and officials in northern Washington County. People living along the Canadian National Railway Co. track at Norell ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ROACHDALE, Ind. — Mary Cardwell moved to ...

FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks residents routinely idle their vehicles in the deep cold to keep them warm. The Alaska Railroad has been doing it, too, keeping its locomotives running outside even when not in ...