Fuel cell power for locomotives combines the environmental benefits of a catenaryelectric locomotive with the higher overall energy efficiency and lower infrastructure costs of a diesel-electric. A North American consortium, a public-private partnership, is developing a prototype hydrogen-fueled fuel cell-battery hybrid switcher locomotive for urban and military-base rail applications. Switcher...

The growing attention to the issues of increasing energy efficiency railway transport results in suggesting various designs traction rolling stock with most advanced technical solutions, but, unfortunately, many them remain only at development or prototype stage.The analysis operating experience existing mainline locomotives is proposed help develop fundamental principles concept improving auto...

Shunting work on sorting wagons is carried out steeper profiles and requires the operation of shunting diesel locomotives a higher power. Many operations use double traction in conditions highly outdated fleet locomotives. However, technology operating two substantiation its scope application. In this article, using example station “X”, disbanding trains from hump investigated ways: first exist...