Metra riders could get a push from a fleet of previously used locomotives the agency is eying to purchase this year. Metra directors Wednesday authorized executives to negotiate buying up to 21 ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) – Metra says it's adding to its aging fleet, but the previously Amtrak-owned locomotives that Metra bought this year are ranked the lowest of the low by the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, ...

LAHORE, March 7: Pakistan Railways has decided in principle to procure used locomotives of 3,000 horse power capacity from South Korea. A senior official of railway ministry told Dawn on Monday that ...

CHICAGO (AP) --Metra has approved a nearly $71 million contract to buy 15 locomotives and begin replacing the commuter rail agency's aging fleet. The contract approved Wednesday includes the option to ...