Most railfans will not dispute this statement: The most iconic General Electric locomotives to be employed by Amtrak were the Genesis series. These streamlined, monocoque-body (single shell) ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Amtrak has unveiled at a plant in California the first of 70 new locomotives, marking what the national passenger railroad service said it hopes will be a new era of better ...

The engineer of an Amtrak train that derailed near DuPont, Washington had no experience operating the train's new charger locomotive, according to federal officials at a Tuesday investigative hearing ...

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, ...

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner is making a switch to bio-diesel made from raw materials like cooking oil. The iconic route takes passengers from San Luis Obispo, through Los Angeles, and down to San Diego ...

In this photo taken Saturday, May 11, 2013, is one of the new Amtrak Cities Sprinter Locomotives built by Siemens Rails Systems in Sacramento, Calif. The new electric locomotive, one of three of 70 to ...