About nine months ago, when his young grandson told Leo Bouquet that he wanted a train, Bouquet decided to make it happen. With emphasis on the words “make it.” Bouquet’s idea of a train wasn’t a ...

Union Pacific Railroad announced last week that it had entered a deal to build hybrid electric locomotives at the Jenks locomotive facility in North Little Rock. The units will, like a hybrid car, ...

In principle, the idea was commendably simple. George Stephenson and his son, Robert, would be set up in business to build locomotives for the Stockton and Darlington Railway. In practice, it became a ...

Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad Co. has announced plans to invest $100 million to buy 20 battery-electric locomotives and supporting infrastructure, and 10 of the locomotives will be built in ...