Panama Canal orders 34 Mitsubishi locomotives
The Panama Canal Authority said Thursday it has purchased 34 locomotives from the Mitsubishi Corp. as part of a multi-year contract.
Sixteen locomotives will be assembled in Panama by Mitsubishi and Canal Authority employees, starting in June.
The locomotives, which run on tow tracks along the walls of locks on the canal, are used to keep ships centered in the lock chambers by means of cables attached to the vessels.
Each locomotive weighs 55 tons, operates with two 290 horsepower traction units, and has a towing capacity of 311.8 kilonewtons.