Rack superpower for Brazilian freight line

Impression of Stadler Rail rack locomotive for MRS Logística in Brazil.

BRAZIL: Stadler Rail is to supply MRS Logística with what the manufacturer claims will be the most powerful rack-and-pinion locomotives ever built. The 5 MW locomotives will haul freight trains on the 9 km steeply-graded section of the 1 600 mm gauge line from São Paulo to the port of ...

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