Passenger trains have not run on the CRANDIC railway since the 1950s. That may soon change. Greater Iowa City, Inc. recently presented plans for a battery-powered passenger train on the CRANDIC rail ...

Japan pioneered battery-powered passenger trains, cutting thousands of tonnes of CO? since 2016. The UK is testing battery trains on intercity routes and metro lines, aiming for fast-charging systems ...

Pop-Up Metro creates passenger transit by using existing low-density freight rail lines and battery-propelled passenger cars to create transit infrastructure. (Pop-Up Metro) Buy Photo The Gazette ...

The company that broke a Guinness World Record this year with its all-hydrogen train has just announced another world first. Stadler Rail has developed a fleet of train cars that can run on either ...

While the share is higher in Europe, only about 1% of railroad lines in the United States are equipped with overhead wires that carry electricity to power trains. That presents a complicated challenge ...

The pioneering "UK-first" trial of the battery-powered intercity train was a success. It shows how advanced battery technology can outperform diesel engines in terms of saving loads of cash and saving ...

Fully battery-powered trains are on the rise across Europe, but the battery chemistry and hardware that's best for locomotives is still up for debate, writes Ben Ting, Chief Commercial Officer at ...

Local transport minister Winfried Hermann attended the first journey for the new trains. Credit: Siemens Mobility Siemens Mobility’s new battery-powered Mireo trainsets have entered service for the ...

Regarding your editorial “California Says Don’t Keep on Truckin’ ’’ (June 18): California, if prudent, would require a beta test of its requirement for locomotives to be battery powered. May I suggest ...

Siemens Mobility has secured an order from Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL) to supply 61 battery-powered trains ...