SIEMENS confirmed on September 29 that Denver and Minneapolis have exercised options on existing contracts for additional LRVs.
RAILSERVE, United States, has despatched six Dual-Leaf genset locomotives from Houston to Libreville, Gabon, for use by Transgabonaise Exploitation Company (Setrag) as part of a project to modernise its railfreight operations.
IRJ at Railway Interchange: Plasser American unveiled its new GRM2X self-propelled fully-automated tamping trailer at the outdoor exhibition area in Minneapolis.
The North American crude by rail (CBR) market is facing the combined challenges of falling demand due to reductions in oil prices and the introduction of new wagon safety standards. William Vantuono, editor-in-chief of IRJ's North American sister publication Railway Age, and Railway Age contributing editors David Thomas and David Nahass, trace CBR's evolution and consider its future prospects.
IRJ at Railway Interchange: NRE showed for the first time its independent axle control (IAC) locomotive, the SD40-4, which is designed to increase adhesion.
IRJ at Railway Interchange: TM Track Machines (TMT) is showcasing its new TMT Roadmaster 1.0 at the outdoor exhibition area in Minneapolis.
IRJ at Railway Interchange: Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) had on show its first Tier 4-compliant locomotive at the outdoor exhibition area at BNSF's Northtown yard in Minneapolis.
CUMMINS has dispatched its first production QSK95 diesel engine for the rail market to Siemens' plant in Sacramento, California, where it will be fitted into a 200km/h Charger diesel locomotive.
MINNEAPOLIS St Paul Metropolitan Council Environmental Services has published a tender notice for a contract to supply 27 low-floor LRVs with an option for 50 more, even though Metro Transit still has options remaining on an existing contract with Siemens.
WELLS Fargo announced on September 30 that its wagon finance, leasing and fleet management subsidiary First Union Rail (FUR) has signed an agreement to acquire GE Railcar Services from GE Capital for an undisclosed sum.
