Pittsburgh-based Wabtec Corp., an equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services provider for the freight and transit rail industries, and Brazil-based MRS Logística, a logistics operator that manages a railway network, recently signed a $101.3 million agreement for 30 new Evolution Series locomotives.
The purchase is part of MRS’s railway fleet renewal strategy, and the first deliveries are scheduled for later this year.
“By using a modern fleet of locomotives, we promote better energy efficiency in rail transport and contribute to improving our country’s logistics,” Guilherme Segalla de Mello, MRS Logística president, said. “The railway is already a more sustainable mode of transportation. Even so, we are making every effort to have the lowest possible gas emissions in our operations, thus contributing to sustainable development. This order is aligned with the regulatory commitments assumed by MRS with the federal government, in combined efforts between the public and private sectors. It generates more efficiency for the intermodal transportation and promotes the railway industry.”
The ES44ACi model locomotives are equipped with Evolution Series diesel engines, which provide greater energy efficiency and lower emissions. When compared to its predecessor, the AC4400, they produce less emissions.
The materials used in production increase the time between diesel engine overhauls.