{"id":11061,"date":"2024-02-13T21:36:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T11:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=11061"},"modified":"2024-02-13T21:36:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T11:36:37","slug":"wabtec-and-csx-extend-deal-to-modernize-over-200-locomotives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=11061","title":{"rendered":"Wabtec and CSX Extend Deal to Modernize over 200 Locomotives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wabtec Corp. and CSX Corp. signed a deal for over 200 locomotive modernizations featuring a suite of digital solutions, innovations, and services. The agreement will transform the remaining AC4400 locomotives in CSX\u2019s fleet providing improved fuel efficiency, reliability, utilization, and tractive effort.<\/p>\n

CSX\u2019s fleet modernization effort is part of the railroad\u2019s expanded use of innovative fuel-saving locomotive technologies and supplier engagement to achieve its sustainability goals. This order will continue upgrading the AC4400 locomotives in CSX\u2019s fleet delivering enhanced operational performance and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.<\/p>\n

CSX\u2019s over 200 modernized locomotives will feature a suite of Wabtec hardware innovations, such as the FDL Advantage (FDLA) engine upgrade, and digital solutions, like LOCOTROL\u00ae Expanded Architecture (LXA). Those technologies will work to enable the locomotives to deliver up to 8% fuel savings and carbon reduction. The modernizations will strive to provide approximately 170 tons of carbon reduction per locomotive per year. It is Wabtec\u2019s goal for CSX\u2019s total order to realize approximately 35,000 tons in annual carbon reductions. Achieving those reductions would be the equivalent of removing emissions from nearly 8,000 passenger cars per year.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the modernizations will extend the locomotives\u2019 lives for several more years. It also will target to provide an increase in reliability by up to 35% and tractive effort by up to 14%. CSX\u2019s AC4400 fleet will have greater availability and increased capabilities at reduced operating costs.<\/p>\n

Wabtec will do the modernization work at its locomotive plants in the United States from 2024 \u2013 2028. The contract is in addition to the 260 modernizations that CSX previously ordered, the majority of which have already been delivered.<\/p>\n

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-via Press Release<\/em><\/p>\n

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