An $850 million contract was awarded for 75 locomotives to be delivered through 2024. See more stories on Insider's business page. Amtrak last month unveiled the new upgrades to its Superliner and ...

Amtrak customers in the Midwest are now being served by more efficient and eco-friendly locomotives. Purchased with $216.5 million in federal funding, the new locomotives provide a 90 percent ...

US-based passenger railroad service provider Amtrak is to upgrade its National Network diesel locomotive fleet currently serving some long distance and state-supported routes. As part of the upgrade, ...

Amtrak diesel-electric locomotives have worn many liveries over the years since the company was founded in 1971. The latest of these is a variation on the current “Phase VI” scheme that dates to 2002, ...

Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. Amtrak this week unveiled new locomotives for much of its ...

Siemens Mobility will supply 50 Charge Locomotives to Amtrak. Credit: National Railroad Passenger Corporation / Amtrak. Siemens Mobility has secured a contract from US-based Amtrak for a further ...

Employees at Cummins Seymour Engine Plant will soon find themselves busier on the heels of the company’s announcement of a deal to make 75 locomotive engines for Siemens Mobility’s Charger locomotives ...

Amtrak is using the Empire Builder route that rolls through Montana to debut new locomotives that it says are cleaner, faster and more fuel-efficient than their predecessors. Engines 301 and 302, ...

The National Railroad Passenger Corp., Amtrak, began operating on May 1, 1971, with a fleet of aging equipment inherited from the freight railroads, which had been relieved of their obligation to ...

WASHINGTON – The first train pulled by Amtrak’s cleaner and more fuel-efficient locomotives pulled out of Chicago’s Union Station on Tuesday en route to Spokane, where it was scheduled to arrive early ...

Amtrak last month unveiled the new upgrades to its Superliner and Viewliner fleet that including redesigned seats, enhanced rooms, and the restoration of traditional dining. Read More: I went aboard ...