The Australian beach town of Byron Bay has a traffic problem–especially during holidays, when tourists cause gridlock on local streets. Until recently, there were few options for public transit. But ...

Those visiting the northern New South Wales coastline in Australia will have the chance to ride on new sustainably powered transport service. The Byron Bay Railroad Company is setting the wheels in ...

Despite a number of delays, complications, and costs running way over budget, California’s solar train project is still on track, so to speak. When it’s up and running, the United States will be the ...

The Solar Express is an idea for a space train that would be designed and used to ferry humans, supplies and minerals between celestial bodies and space stations in our solar system. It would run ...

The world’s first solar farm to directly power a railway line has been plugged in – a development that could lay the foundations for the world’s first solar-powered trains. Social enterprise Riding ...

The world’s first railway lines directly powered by sunlight are set to launch next month in the United Kingdom. The new, super-modern train setup will bring zero-emission energy to Aldershot station ...

Another day, another proposal for a multi-billion dollar rail line in the United States. An Arizona company called Solar Bullet wants to build a 220 mile-per-hour train from Tucson to Phoenix, a ...

Sure, Charles Bombardier is a mechanical engineer and a member of the family whose aerospace and transportation company builds jets, trains, and snowmobiles used all over the world. But he's at his ...

This article originally appeared on PlanPhilly. SEPTA is turning to the sun to power Regional Rail. Sometime in the next year, commuters can expect to see solar panels on the rail signals along the ...

Next week's solar eclipse is delivering some welcome financial news to Amtrak. The national passenger rail system's special round-trip train service to and from the best eclipse viewing area in ...

India's diesel-powered train network has a new kid on the block. The gas-guzzling Indian Railway system has just debuted its first solar-powered train, called the Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU).