《機車電傳動》創刊于1960年，國内外公開發行，交通運輸（鐵路運輸）類核心科技期刊，是中國軌道交通牽引動力領域創辦最早的科技期刊之一，也是國家第一批認證的學術期刊。
Electric Drive for Locomotives Journal was founded in 1960 and issued at home and abroad, which belonged to the core journals of transportation (railway transportation) classification. It was one of the earliest technical journals of China rail transit traction power field, and it’s earned periodical which first to receive national certification.
期刊以“宣傳軌道交通行業技術政策，及時報道行業科技新理論、新技術和新方法，服務技術創新的推廣和運用，促進行業技術進步與産業發展”為宗旨，内容涵蓋機車、動車、城軌車輛、城際列車、磁懸浮列車、有軌電車及智能軌道交通車等車型及其相關技術。
The purpose of the periodical is: promoting rail transit industry technical policy, reporting new theory, new technology and new method of science industry, serving the promotion and application of technology innovation, promoting industrial technological progress and industry growth. The journal content contains locomotive, EMU, urban rail vehicle, inter-city train, maglev train, tramcar, intelligent rail transit vehicle and related technology.