25.03.2022
Artikel Nummer: 40162
Updated locos significantly reduce emissions
Wabtec has been awarded an additional multi-year order from Norfolk Southern to modernise 330 locomotives. This deal is part of the US class I railway’s ongoing efforts to further improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from its fleet. With each modernised locomotive, Norfolk Southern’s carbon emissions are reduced by more than 500 t per year.
The deal marks the third major modernisation order from the railroad since 2015, making it the largest upgraded fleet in North America, with more than 950 locomotives upon completion in 2025.
Wabtec will renovate D9-44CW locomotives that are more than 20 years old and transform them into AC44C6Ms, which will add another 20 years of incremental life. (ben)