The RGRR marked a touching historical landmark with the recent return of the EMD F7 403 and 1503 locomotives to service at the beginning of March. “They’ve been an iconic part of the fleet for ...

Canadian National Railway (CN) has purchased its first hybrid diesel-battery electric mainline locomotive from Progress Rail to further advance its decarbonisation efforts. The EMD mainline locomotive ...

Our EMD hybrid locomotive is a versatile solution that fits various customer applications, providing increased performance and a lower carbon footprint.” - Jack Zhang, Executive Vice President ...

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In addition to mass-producing buses, cars and trucks, the automaker was once the largest locomotive builder in the world. At a massive factory just west of Chicago, GM’s Electro-Motive Division (EMD) ...

Progress Rail has been chosen to supply BNSF Railway with four EMD Joule battery-electric locomotives and two charging systems. This order has been supported in part by US grant funding. The SD70J ...

FT A-B-B-A set built for the Reading Railroad. Photo courtesy The Reading Modeler. In 1939, EMD introduced the FT, a 1,350-hp diesel-electric locomotive. The “F” stood for Fourteen Hundred (1,400) hp ...

Power, performance, and innovation. These are the driving factors that have made EMD® the premier brand of diesel-electric locomotives for 100 years. Today, Progress Rail is continuing a legacy of ...