23 март 2022 г. - (US) Norfolk Southern & Wabtec to modernize 330 NS locomotives

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Norfolk Southern, Wabtec to modernize 330 NS locomotives

Norfolk Southern plans to modernize 330 more locomotives with help from Wabtec as part of NS’ broader initiative to reduce carbon emissions and improve fuel efficiency.

Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) has already modernized 500 locomotives belonging to NS (NYSE: NSC), both companies announced last August. By 2025, Wabtec will have modernized more than 950 of NS’ locomotives through a multiyear order that began in 2015. This week’s order is the third order of that agreement.

The retrofit consists of an FDL Advantage engine upgrade and the installation of a suite of digital programs, including Trip Optimizer, SmartHPT and Distributed Power. The modernization will occur on D9-44CW locomotives that are more than 20 years old. They will be retrofitted to become AC44CMs, which will add another 20 years of incremental life to each locomotive, NS said.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/norfolk-southern-wabtec-to-modernize-300-ns-locomotives