With each modernized locomotive, Norfolk Southern's carbon emissions are reduced by more than 500 tons per year. The order is the largest placed in the United States. Home News Wabtec receives new order to modernize 330 locomotives. Read more in the Pittsburgh Business Times. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. This will help to identify the locomotives' capabilities and challengers for broader deployment. Rail Group News offers news and analysis from Railway Age, IRJ and RT&S by email. In the Americas, Wabtec has delivered more than 1,100 modernized locomotives. Manage Cookie Preferences | Do Not Sell My Information. Erie-built electric locomotive proved itself in the California desert; could it be headed to market soon? It follows the Aug. 6, 2021 celebration of Wabtecs 1,000th locomotive modernization in North and South Americaa rebuilt 1998-vintage GE Dash-9 for NS. A before and after look at Norfolk Southern locomotives at Wabtecs Locomotive plant on Aug. 6, 2021 in Fort Worth, Tex. Modernizing locomotives in our fleet will improve operational performance and reliability, NS Vice President of Advanced Train Control Tom Schnautz said. One of those discussions has produced an order. The most recent order that one for four locomotivescame from Rio Tinto, a global mining company in Western Australia. In testing, the FLXdrive was paired with diesel locomotives to form a hybrid train.
In November last year, Canadian National Railway purchased FLXdrive battery-electric freight locomotives from Wabtec. Railroads are already the leader in low emissions ground transportation, and we believe battery-electric locomotives are the next step in our journey to eventually reach net zero, he said. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. The railway industry's most comprehensive news and information delivered every month. By customizing these modernizations for Norfolk Southern and installing state-of-the-art technology, we are helping the railroad realize outcomes including increased tractive effort, fuel efficiency, reliability and adhesion, which reduce maintenance costs.. Union Pacific Railroad, a freight-hauling railroad in the US, has ordered ten FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives from Wabtec Corporation. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Norfolk Southern recently placed a multi-year order with Wabtec Corp. for the modernization of 330 locomotives. (NATE DOUGHTY/Pittsburgh Business Times ). Alan Hamilton, vice president of engineering for Wabtec Corp., said in a recent interview with the Erie Times-News that the company was in talks with more potential customers for its new battery-electric FLXdrive locomotives. Wabtec has been selected to modernize 330 GE Dash 9-44CW units for Norfolk Southern (NS). I consent to GlobalData UK Limited collecting my details provided via this form in accordance with the, Introducing the Excellence Awards & Rankings 2022, Thelo DB to secure $3.2bn rail project in Ghana, EC green lights 285m Spanish scheme for rail freight transport, So Paulos Metro Line 4 begins service with Siemens CBTC system, Alstom hints at inflation headwinds even as quarterly sales rise, Canadian National Railway purchased FLXdrive battery-electric freight locomotives. Sign up for the IRJ Rail Brief Newsletter. Website subscribers can read the feature here. Once the orders are completed in 2025, Norfolk Southern will have the largest modernized fleet in North America, with more than 950 locomotives. This is Wabtecs third major order from NS since 2015. The 2.5MW FLXdrive locomotives will be powered by 7000 battery cells and will be used in UPs yard. For each unit, this will add another 20 years of incremental life, plus improve fuel efficiency by as much as 25%; increase reliability by more than 40%; boost haulage ability by up to 55%; and reduce maintenance, repair and overhaul expenses by 20%, Wabtec said during the March 23 announcement. This represents the fourth order for the newly introduced locomotive. 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This adds another 20 years of incremental life per locomotive. Union Pacific Railroad announced Friday what amounts to the largest order to date for the new locomotive, which can be recharged either in a rail station or by using regenerative braking. Wabtec also engaged in line trials with a FLXdrive battery unit as part of a trial with BNSF in California. 2022 www.goerie.com. Wabtec Battery Powered Locomotive - WPXI Wabtec Corp. showed off its fully electric and battery-operated locomotive on Friday at its Freight 2030 Mission to Net Zero event in South Oakland. The locomotives will be used in rail yards in California and Nebraska, where they will be tested for performance in cold and warm weather. 
Wabtec will modernize D9-44CW locomotives that are more than 20 years old and transform them into AC44C6Ms, which will add another 20 years of incremental life to each locomotive. Wabtec said the deal marks the largest investment in battery technology by a North American railroad company in history. The new locomotive, tested last year in California, was designed by engineers in Erie and is expected to be built at the former GE Transportation plant in Lawrence Park Township. Follow him on Twitter @ETNMartin. 
All eight will be delivered in 2023. This is the third major modernization order since 2015. Under the plan, Union Pacific set a target to reduce 26% of absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by the end of this decade and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Rail market intelligence to unlock your business potential. Its About Cutting the Right Business Deal RAIL GROUP ON AIR, Biden Names Presidential Emergency Board (Updated July 17), Draft Bill a Rat Hole Worth Watching (Updated 2:45 p.m. July 15), CP, KCS to STB: CPKC Compellingly in the Public Interest, Should Be Approved Without Conditions, Second Chance Hiring: All I Needed Was Someone to Believe in Me, BLET Members Vote Yes on Nationwide Strike Authorization. Copyright Simmons-Boardman Publishing, Inc. Union Pacific orders 20 battery locomotives.
