Siemens Mobility will supply locomotives that can run on batteries or overhead wire, up to 125 mph and with a range of up to ...

Train travel in the U.K., an already greener alternative to travel by plane or car, is en route to becoming even more sustainable. A trial run for a battery-powered train has exceeded expectations ...

The MBTA says the new battery-electric multiple-unit trains are expected to begin service in early 2028, providing faster, quieter, and more reliable service while significantly reducing air ...

The Bay Area’s Caltrain ordered a single battery electric train last year to test on its newly electrified system, and Metra in Chicago ordered eight two-car battery electric trains in February ...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is celebrating a $54 million plan to bring battery-electric train service to the Fairmount Commuter Rail Line.The new battery-electric multiple-unit ...

The battery electric hybrid trains that will eventually run on the Fairmount Line can use both onboard batteries and overhead catenary wires, which also recharge the batteries. Officials projected the ...

W hile battery electric trains aren’t expected to quietly speed into Morton Street station in Mattapan for another several years, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and other local officials ...

The state calls battery-electric multiple unit trains BEMUs and says they use hybrid power with an onboard battery that charges when overhead catenary wires are available, such as at South Station.

The state calls battery-electric multiple unit trains BEMUs and says they use hybrid power with an onboard battery that charges when overhead catenary wires are available, such as at South Station.

Battery electric trains are far less common than electric trains powered by overhead wires, such as on the Green and Blue lines, or by electrified third rail, used on the Red and Orange lines.

Tesla will replace the diesel-electric trains used to shuttle employees to its Berlin factory with new battery-electric models from this summer. The U.S. electric vehicle maker's gigafactory ...