BOISE -- Trains carry supplies in and out of Idaho every day.But soon trains will be the items shipped out. MotivePower will be sending 22 locomotives halfway across the world. Over the next year ...

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 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The company conducted extensive testing of the locomotives ...

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.

Steam locomotives clattering along railway tracks. Paddle steamers churning down the Murray. Dreadnought battleships powered by steam engines. Many of us think the age of steam has ended. But while ...

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and BYD have signed initial agreements with Australian mining giant BHP to collaborate on battery technology and electrification of mining operations, as both ...

Fortescue has added two battery-electric locomotives to its heavy haulage fleet in WA's Pilbara. The mining region contributes about 40 per cent of WA's carbon emissions. After years of delays, the ...