Heavy-haul freight trains require fully charged brakes. When operating a train on a downgrade, brake usage levels on individual cars climb, equipment heats up, and braking power levels can drop ...

Norfolk Southern and New York Air Brake have taken LEADER® from concept to test to proven technology. Norfolk Southern locomotives certainly look distinctive in their striking black livery with the ...

We’re suckers for videos that explain dry-as-dust science in visually dynamic ways. General Electric’s “GE Show” bats one out of the park by explaining hybrid dynamic braking — a system that ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Federal investigators say crews encountered air brake problems before a 178-car freight train derailed in Pennsylvania nearly three weeks ago, causing hazardous material to ...