Caterpillar Inc. on Aug. 31 marked the 100th anniversary of EMD®. Founded as Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation, EMD is now a product brand of Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company. (Courtesy of ...

Southern California regional rail authority Metrolink has unveiled the first F125 Spirit diesel locomotive being built by Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) at its manufacturing plant in Muncie, Indiana, US.

Working with the Rail Division of parent company Caterpillar Inc., Progress Rail/Electro-Motive Diesel is developing two LNG (liquefied natural gas) systems for the EMD 710 Series engine: Dynamic Gas ...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. says its Alabama-based railroad service unit will spend $820 million cash to acquire locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel. Caterpillar says ...

NOUADHIBOU, Mauritania--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) today announced it has signed a contract with SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE ET MINIERE (SNIM) to manufacture a quantity of ...

Simply sign up to the US & Canadian companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The company that has dominated key segments of the European diesel locomotive market is set to face ...

Following on the heels of my previous message touring the cab of a GP7 diesel-electric locomotive comes this tour of an EMD FP7 or more commonly called an F unit. This particular locomotive currently ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) today announced it has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the Mohawarean Group to form a joint venture ...

US-based Electro-Motive Diesel has delivered the last batch of seven new Class 66 locomotives to UK rail freight company GB Railfreight (GBRf). The new Class 66s are currently being transported to ...

Digital electronics have swept the locomotive cabinet. Component testing is brutal and varied for the myriad harsh environments a locomotive encounters. Hybrid engine technology is on the short-term ...

Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, the world’s largest maker of construction equipment, said Tuesday that it agreed to buy locomotive manufacturer Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. of La Grange for $820 million to ...