Diesel engines are renowned for their power and fuel efficiency, but cold weather can pose significant challenges to their operation. Many diesel owners wonder if starting their engines in cold ...

Most modern diesel engines already feature an electric start system. However, older engines often required manual starting methods such as hand cranks, kick-starts, or pull-starts, which could be ...

The best solution to cold weather diesel starting problems is to avoid them by being prepared for cold weather before it happens. Diesel engines are harder to start in cold weather because they depend ...

Five years after World War II ended, it became apparent to the railroads that steam locomotives were not the motive power of the choice. While a half dozen locomotive builders were assembling ...

Georgia Ports Authority has retrofitted 11 train engines with automatic engine stop-start devices that will cut an estimated 50,000 gallons of diesel consumption and nearly 18 tons of emissions each ...