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 ...

After an absence of 12 years, Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. (a subsidiary of the Progress Rail Services Corp. division of Caterpillar Inc.’s Rail Division) has reentered the passenger locomotive market.

Locomotives powered by electricity have been around for over a century, with rail lines like the now-defunct Pennsylvania Rail Road starting electric operations as early as 1905. However, the average ...

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 ...

EMD Locomotive subsidiary Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) has completed the design for a high-horsepower WDG5 locomotive to operate on Indian Railways. The design was completed by the Research Designs and ...