CN Rail to Modernize Another 60 Locomotives With Wabtec
26 Juillet 2023 - 5:58PM
Dow Jones News
By Robb M. Stewart
Canadian National Railway has placed an order with Wabtec to
modernize a further 60 locomotives in its existing fleet in an
effort to improve reliability and contribute to reducing its rail
carbon footprint.
Wabtec's services team will modernize CN's Dash-9 locomotives,
bringing the total modernized fleet to 110 locomotives,
transforming the trains to AC- from DC-powered traction and adding
enhancements such as an engine upgrade and suite of digital
solutions, CN said Wednesday.
The upgrades are expected to extend the life of the locomotives
and provide benefits, including targeted fuel efficiency
improvements of up to 18%, a more than 40% increase in reliability,
and up to a 55% increase in pulling power, the rail operator
said.
CN expects the total program will realize up to about 50,000
metric tons in annual greenhouse gas emission reductions, the
equivalent of removing nearly 10,700 non-electric passenger cars,
and will reuse or recycle about 11,000 metric tons of steel.
Write to Robb M. Stewart at robb.stewart@wsj.com
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