A diesel-electric locomotive is a marvel of engineering, combining the power of a diesel engine with the efficiency of electric traction to move large freight and passenger trains across vast ...

The GM Greyhound Scenicruiser 4501 is one of the most iconic and revolutionary buses in American transportation history.

The 260 D's significance isn't that it was the very first diesel powered vehicle, but rather that it was the first diesel-powered passenger car produced at scale and marketed to everyday drivers.

Detroit Diesel is an old manufacturer. First formed under General Motors in 1938, the company was a division concerned with GM's diesel engine needs. Among the most notable motors in its early ...

The company still manufactures a full range of heavy-duty diesel engines under the streamlined "Detroit" brand. Its current lineup includes the DD5, DD8, DD13, DD15, and the powerful DD16.

The overbuilt nature of this engine becomes apparent in its performance characteristics. While factory rated at a modest 160-215 horsepower (depending on the year), many 12-valve Cummins engines have ...

A Detroit Diesel DD15 14.8-liter inline six-cylinder engine weighs 2,880 pounds, or 345 pounds more than a Mini Cooper. This colossal power plant makes up to 560 hp and 1,850 lb-ft of torque, and ...

Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors has agreed to pay $1.6bn (£1.3bn) and plead guilty to deceiving US regulators about the amount of emissions produced by its diesel engines. The truck company will ...

Toyota Motor unit Hino Motors has agreed a $1.6 billion settlement with U.S. agencies and will plead guilty over excess diesel engine emissions in more than 105,000 U.S. vehicles, the company and ...

In 1992, two diesel locomotives were added. The current steam engines — a 4-4-2 and a 4-6-2 — were sold to the Riverside & Great Northern Preservation Society, a non-profit Wisconsin Dells (Wis.) ...

Since there‘s no event in Metro Detroit, there’s no guarantee the train will be lit up when it passes through. But since the event preceding its arrival ends at 6:30 p.m., it will certainly be ...

The Federal Government is set to achieve over 60 per cent savings on diesel costs following successfully retrofitting train locomotives to operate on a dual-fuel system. The Minister of ...