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Electromagnetic suspension
Electromagnetic suspension (EMS) is a maglev method in which vehicle electromagnets attract it upward toward a ferromagnetic track, holding a small actively controlled gap at all speeds.
Electronic interlocking
An electronic interlocking, known in Germany as the Elektronisches Stellwerk (ESTW), is a computerised signaling system that sets switches and signals so train movements are only authorized when safety conditions are met.
Elizabeth line
The Elizabeth line, also known as the Crossrail line, is a commuter railway in London that opened in May 2022, running from Reading and Heathrow to Shenfield and Abbey Wood.
EMC 1800 hp B-B
The EMC 1800 hp B-B was a class of five experimental passenger diesel-electric locomotives built by Electro-Motive Corporation in 1935; B&O No. 50, the only survivor, ran the Royal Blue and is preserved in St. Louis.
EMD AEM-7
The EMD AEM-7 is a four-axle electric passenger locomotive built by EMD with Swedish ASEA electrical equipment between 1978 and 1988, used mainly by Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor.
EMD BL2
The EMD BL2 is a 1,500-horsepower diesel road switcher built by General Motors between 1948 and 1949. Only 58 were sold before EMD replaced it with the GP7 in 1949.
EMD DDA40X
The EMD DDA40X, nicknamed Centennial, was a 6,600 hp D-D diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' EMD for Union Pacific from 1969 to 1971, the most powerful single-unit diesel type ever built.
EMD E and F units
The EMD E and F units were two families of streamlined cab-unit diesel locomotives built by Electro-Motive from 1937 to 1963, with more than 7,500 F units produced.
EMD F40PH
The EMD F40PH is a 3,000-hp four-axle diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division from 1976, derived from the GP40-2 and standard on Amtrak and commuter railroads.
EMD F7
The EMD F7, also built as the GMD F7, is a 1,500-horsepower diesel-electric cab locomotive EMD and its Canadian subsidiary built from 1949 to 1953.
EMD FP45
The EMD FP45 is a 3,600 hp six-axle cowl diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by EMD from December 1967 at Santa Fe's request, with 14 units built.
EMD G16
The EMD G16 is a diesel-electric road switcher built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division from 1958 for export markets, with Yugoslavia its biggest customer as class 661, nicknamed "Kenedi".
EMD GP9
The EMD GP9 is a 1,750 hp four-axle diesel-electric road-switcher locomotive built by General Motors from 1954 to 1963, the most-produced EMD model with 4,112 units built.
EMD MRS-1
The EMD MRS-1 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division in 1952 for the US Army, designed for multiple track gauges.
EMD SD40-2
The EMD SD40-2 is a six-axle, 3,000 hp diesel-electric freight locomotive built by General Motors from 1972 to 1986 and one of the best-selling in North America.
EMD SD70 series
The EMD SD70 series is a family of six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotives built by Electro-Motive Diesel, introduced in late 1992 as an extension of the SD60.
EMD SD90MAC
The EMD SD90MAC is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1995, intended as the first 6,000 hp single-engine diesel; early units were SD9043MACs with a 4,300 hp engine.
Empire Builder
The Empire Builder is a daily Amtrak long-distance train between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, splitting at Spokane for Seattle or Portland on a route through Montana.
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) is the state-owned railway company of Chile, created by law in 1884 to administer the country's public railways.
EN 50128
EN 50128 is a European CENELEC standard for developing software for railway control and protection systems such as interlocking and automatic train protection, first published in 2001.
End-of-train device
An end-of-train device, also called a flashing rear-end device (FRED), is a radio-equipped unit on the rear of North American freight trains that replaced the caboose.
Energy-efficient train driving
Energy-efficient train driving, also called eco-driving or EETC, is the practice of driving a train along a speed trajectory that minimizes traction energy while still meeting the timetable's running time.
Engerth locomotive
The Engerth locomotive was a supporting-tender steam design devised by Wilhelm Freiherr von Engerth for Austria's Semmering Railway, in which part of the tender's weight rested on the driving wheels.
ENSCO
ENSCO, Inc. is a privately held American technology company in Vienna, Virginia, founded in 1969, best known for its railway track inspection subsidiary ENSCO Rail.
Erie Lackawanna Railway
The Erie Lackawanna Railway, or Erie Lackawanna Railroad, was an American Class I railroad formed on October 17, 1960 by merging the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad, first chartered in 1832 as the New York and Erie Railroad, linked the Hudson River to Lake Erie across New York's Southern Tier.
Eschede train disaster
The Eschede train disaster, also called the Eschede derailment, was a 1998 rail crash near Eschede, Germany, in which a derailed ICE high-speed train killed 101 people.
Ethio-Djibouti Railway
The Ethio-Djibouti Railway is a 656 km electrified standard gauge railway linking Addis Ababa to the port of Djibouti, opened for service on 1 January 2018.
Etihad Rail
Etihad Rail is the developer and operator of the United Arab Emirates' national railway network, a roughly 900-kilometer system established in 2009 that launched freight in 2023 and passenger services in 2026.
Eurasian Land Bridge
The Eurasian Land Bridge, or Eurasian Land Bridge Economic Corridor, is a rail freight route between China and Europe along about 12,000 km of railroad, chiefly the Trans-Siberian Railway through Russia and Belarus.