Wabtec Corp's MotivePower subsidiary will build 10 locomotives for CFCLA Rail JV Pty Ltd., a joint venture of CFCL Australia Pty. Ltd. and Marubeni Corp. of Tokyo, the company announced Tuesday. CFCL ...

The AC44C6M locomotives will be used in Fortescue’s mining operations. Credit: Wabtec Corporation. Rail technology company Wabtec has secured a contract to upgrade locomotives for Australia-based ...

Australia’s diesel locomotives can be quickly converted into hybrid electric trains following a breakthrough in battery technology by Melbourne-based power technology company Alta Battery Technology.

Fortescue, the Australian iron ore mining giant, recently welcomed electric locomotives powered by the world’s largest land-mobile batteries, the company said in a social media post. The locomotives ...

Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...