ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern has ordered 40 Wabtec ES44AC locomotives, its first purchase of new locomotives since 2022.

USA: Norfolk Southern has ordered 40 Wabtec ES44AC locomotives in its first new loco purchase since 2022. Deliveries to the ...

Norfolk Southern purchased 40 ES44AC model locomotives from Pennsylvania-based company Wabtec.

Wabtec will deliver 40 fuel-efficient ES44AC locomotives to Norfolk Southern in 2026 for the railroad's fleet modernization efforts.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Norfolk Southern (NS) are advancing their locomotive fleet modernization programs through acquisitions of new Tier 4-compliant road units from Wabtec and ...

GE Transportation, in collaboration with Intel Corp., introduced a “superbrain” platform solution for locomotives that transforms them into mobile data headquarters, “helping make trains smarter and ...

Locomotives rely on sheer mass to create friction. Tens of thousands of tons press steel wheels into steel rails. That contact generates enough traction to move entire cities’ worth of cargo. Tires ...

ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A Park Hills man was arrested in connection with an investigation into diesel fuel stolen from locomotives. Donald Barry McKinney, 50, of Park Hills, was charged with ...

Abstract: Low-friction surface conditions significantly contribute to the reduction of the wheel/rail adhesion capability and the occurrence of wheel/rail slipping behaviors, which may lead to the ...

An Atlanta-bound Norfolk Southern stack train blasts through Norcross, Ga., on June 14, 2025. Norfolk Southern’s rebound from a host of problems was one of 2025’s major stories. David Lassen While it ...