The California Air Resources Board has passed a regulation that compels freight and locomotive operators in California to adopt technologies to reduce locomotive emissions and phase out diesel locomotives.
FreightWaves chatted with Wabtec’s Philip Moslener, who leads Wabtec’s advanced technologies team, about why companies should conduct research in hydrogen in locomotives.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory and Wabtec are in the middle of a four-year project aimed at developing a locomotive engine that can incorporate both diesel and hydrogen.
Companies tout it as ‘largest investment in modernized locomotives in rail industry history’
Union Pacific on Wednesday enlisted Wabtec to modernize 600 locomotives to improve fuel efficiency, reliability and haulage ability.
FreightWaves chatted with new National Railway Equipment CEO Merritt Becker about how NRE expects to help companies deploy technology to their older locomotive and inland waterway fleets.
With Wabtec’s help, NS will retrofit locomotives so that they can last 20 more years.
Union Pacific will test B20 biodiesel and R55 renewable diesel on the locomotives that it acquired from Wabtec. The western U.S. railroad also said it reduced fuel consumption for three years in a row.
Wabtec and Progress Rail selected as suppliers
The rail manufacturer has been modernizing locomotives to improve their fuel efficiency and longevity.
CSX will be using Wabtec’s technology aimed at reducing emissions and improving fuel efficiency for locomotives.
“First Class I railroad in North America to issue green bonds,” Norfolk Southern shares plans for environmental projects.
Positive train control (PTC) is a way to automatically stop a freight or passenger train before a collision.
Prospective North American and international customers are inquiring about Wabtec’s battery electric, heavy-haul locomotive, which is undergoing advanced tests with BNSF. The company reported its fourth-quarter results on Thursday.
BNSF and Wabtec conduct advanced tests on a battery-electric locomotive by putting it in service in California with two Tier 4 diesel locomotives.
FreightWaves chatted with Norfolk Southern’s Chief Sustainability Officer Josh Raglin to learn how the company’s sustainability efforts complement operations.
Jim Blaze writes about the advantages to the railroads of rebuilding locomotives instead of buying new ones.
Multimillion-dollar backlog will help the rail equipment and locomotive manufacturer stay afloat, executives said.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic the Class I railroads were mothballing freight cars – and locomotives. Jim Blaze examines the issues surrounding the surplus of locomotives.
The company says its “disposal’ of 300 locomotives and its plans to sell 400 more are due to precision scheduled railroading.
The rail equipment and locomotive manufacturer eyes freight opportunities abroad amid a sluggish North American freight rail market.
The rail equipment and locomotive manufacturer benefits from its merger with GE Transportation.
Wabtec says the $29 million acquisition of RELCO will expand its freight services offerings.
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