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SSR Piloting ZTR KickStart Down Under SSR Piloting ZTR KickStart Down Under Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor Southern Shorthaul Railroad is testing KickStart, which ZTR says “uses supercapacitor technology to supplement the locomotive batteries during the engine start, reducing strain.” Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR) in Australia is testing ZTR’s KickStart to extend locomotive battery life and improve starting reliability. SSR is a privately owned and accredited freight rail operator that hauls grain and coal, provides in...

EMD® SD70Ace/LW Engineering, procurement and construction contractor Bodi International has entered into an agreement with Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, to purchase 16 EMD® SD70Ace/LW locomotives for Mongolia’s Tavantolgoi-Gashuunsukhait Railway project. Construction on the 155-mile Tavantolgoi-Gashuunsukhait Railway, which will be operated by Mongolian-government-owned Tavan Tolgoi Railway Co., is expected to finish in 2022. The new locomotives are designed for the 1,520 mm (4 feet, 9.84 inch) broad gauge right-of-way and will be powered by 16-cyclinder EMD ® 710 Series prime...

Caterpillar’s never-ending journey By Mike Brezonick22 February 2021 “Caterpillar facilities operate as essential businesses all around the world. If we can’t keep the lights on, if we don’t have fuel or engine parts for trucks to deliver medicines and groceries, if we don’t have machines to help provide clean water, the world has a big problem.” - Jim Umpleby, Caterpillar CEO An interview with Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby By Mike Osenga James (Jim) Umpleby III has been chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc. since December 2018. He was n...

Zero-Emission Locomotives on U.S. Railways? Written by Alex Luvishis, Ph.D WaBTEC’S FLXdrive, designated as a BEL44C4D, is currently being tested as the middle unit in a three-unit consist, placed in between two Wabtec Tier 4 diesel-electrics. Based on emerging technologies in batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and renewable natural gas, zero-emission motive power is a possibility. In 2025, the U.S. EPA Tier 5 standard and the European Euro7 standard should come into effect. Both standards limit the emission of harmful substances by trains and lo...

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