The holiday season may be the best time to ride the rails on these iconic routes through Germany’s enchanted Black Forest, ...

I'm in the fireman's seat of one of the fastest and most powerful express steam locos ever built in Europe, racing at 70mph along the German main line from Frankfurt to Nuremberg. 'Hold steady,' ...

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 ...

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An Alpha Trains’ Traxx locomotive in service on a European rail freight corridor. Credit: Alstom. French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has received a long-term maintenance contract from Alpha ...

Stadler to deliver energy-efficient locomotives to ELP. Credit: Stadler Rail AG. European Loc Pool (ELP) has placed an order of ten six-axle hybrid locomotives with Stadler. The latest contract, which ...

The 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive helped open the advancement in Super Power steam technology through size, speed, and power.