If you ride on the newest commuter trains from San Francisco to San Jose, the first thing that you might notice is how quiet they are: Instead of the rumble of a diesel engine, the trains now run on ...

"Last night, we achieved an incredible feat by breaking the world record for the longest distance traveled by a battery-powered train under a single charge. Now, this basically means a train which ...

California rail service Caltrain has announced the testing of three of its 23 new electric trains, with each surpassing 1,000 miles during the tests. Caltrain’s rail corridor spans 48 miles between ...

Earlier this year, if you happened to be standing at a train station in New Jersey at a certain time of night, you might have seen a sleek new high-speed Acela zip by. The trains, which did 900 test ...