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Twenty Blues trains are now running—and plans are in the works to bring more than 100 into operation. Hitachi Rail Europe’s first trains to use batteries as a main source of power have arrived.

Metra is set to get its first battery-powered trains in the coming years, which could replace diesel-powered locomotives in places and times of day with fewer riders. Metra touted the trains as a more ...

The pioneering "UK-first" trial of the battery-powered intercity train was a success. It shows how advanced battery technology can outperform diesel engines in terms of saving loads of cash and saving ...

Pop-Up Metro uses battery-powered remanufactured train cars and existing low-density freight rail lines to create transit infrastructure. (Pop-Up Metro) Buy Photo Johnson County elected officials are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Metra has announced the purchase ...

The company that broke a Guinness World Record this year with its all-hydrogen train has just announced another world first. Stadler Rail has developed a fleet of train cars that can run on either ...

(CNN) — As the aviation world looks to battery-powered planes to help sustainability, the rail sector has been quietly working on a faster alternative. Enter Europe’s first battery-powered trains. A ...