Trains powered by electricity rather than diesel fuel are not scheduled to begin rolling on the Fairmount Line for years, but public officials are so excited about the now-concrete plans for more ...

Trains powered by electricity rather than diesel fuel are not scheduled to begin rolling on the Fairmount Line for years, but public officials are so excited about the now-concrete plans for more ...

Electrified trains could roll out on the MBTA’s Fairmount Line as soon as 2028 under a plan agency officials approved Thursday, representing a delayed but major step toward overhauling the commuter ...

The MBTA’s Fairmont Commuter Rail Line will be the first to provide 100% electric train service, the state announced this week, resulting in “faster, quieter, more reliable” public transportation. The ...

The agency that oversees the U.S. rail network thinks it has a plan to help freight trains switch from diesel to cleaner and less expensive electric power. A Federal Railroad Administration study on ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California is on a mission to replace technologies that rely on fossil fuels with those that use electricity and, on Saturday in San Francisco, local, state and federal leaders ...

Gleaming red and white hulls of electric trains will whir into stations across the South Bay and Peninsula this weekend, whisking passengers along electrified lines with cleaner, more reliable transit ...