Every fall, raking and clearing leaves is a chore every homeowner knows all too well. For the MBTA, fallen leaves aren’t just a nuisance — they’re the culprits behind a problem known as “slippery rail ...

VW will be dumping its line of TDI diesels by 2007 and switching to a common-rail design for all of its oil-burners, with annual production of the new engines totaling over 2 million units. This ...

The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by fuel efficiency, and engine performance and fuel economy standards, and growing importance of technologies such ...

The number of cracked rails on Metro’s rail system has soared in recent years, growing from seven in 2008 to 49 broken rails in 2011, according to the agency’s records. Metro had 11 in the first two ...