Siemens Mobility has received type authorisation for the latest upgrade of its interoperable Eurosprinter locomotives, ES64F4, to the European Train Control System (ETCS) Baseline 3.4. Authorisation ...

MÁV-START, a key player in Hungarian rail transport, has taken a significant step toward modernizing its locomotive fleet by testing Alstom’s multi-current Astride electric locomotives. This move is ...

In the near future, the MÁV-START Group will lease 9 Siemens Eurosprinter trains, thereby expanding its existing fleet to a total of 24 trains. Speculation is already rife regarding the lines on which ...

Let’s take a look at some of the longest trains ever to travel and haul freight. Trains have been an integral part of human transportation for over two centuries now and have played a significant role ...

Going way back in time, in 1966, traction motor power of North American diesel-electric locomotives was far less than that of Soviet Union electric locomotives. For example, individual traction motor ...

Poland: Testing has started of the first of 21 Impuls 2 five-car EMUs being built by Newag for Warsaw commuter rail operator SKM. The air-conditioned trains are equipped with Wi-Fi, USB chargers, a ...

Our wheelset overhaul shop in Ptuj is now able to undertake shrink-fitting of wheelsets, which is typical for newer types of locomotives and passenger trains. The work required forming dedicated crews ...

Amtrak’s ACS-64 Cities Sprinter has been rushing passengers up and down the Northeast Corridor for nearly five years, including a stretch not far from the Bachmann Industries headquarters in ...

EUROPE: As part of a programme to equip its locomotive fleet with telematics equipment to support predicative maintenance by 2020, DB Cargo has awarded Siemens a contract to retrofit its Class 152 ...

Northeast Corridor, meet your new locomotives: Amtrak’s Cities Sprinter, a new electric locomotive built by Siemens and commissioned in 2010 The East Coast’s loss is Sacramento’s gain. The ACS-64 is ...

Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS-64) is an advanced electric locomotive designed and built by Siemens for the US passenger rail operator Amtrak. The Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS-64) locomotive was unveiled ...

Amtrak said early May 13 the first of 70 ACS-64 (Amtrak Cities Sprinter, 6.4 MW/8,320 hp) electric locomotives for the Northeast Corridor rolled off the Siemens Mobility assembly line in Sacramento, ...