USA: Florida East Coast Railway announced an order for 24 GE Transportation ES44C4 Evolution Series locomotives on January 30.
'These locomotives will provide the fuel-efficient power we need to support the current operations and future growth of the railroad,' said Fran Chinnici, Senior Vice-President of Mechanical, Engineering & Purchasing at FEC.
The FEC runs for 560 km along the east coast of the state from Miami to Jacksonville, serving PortMiami, Port Everglades and Port of Palm Beach.
USA: GE Transportation formally unveiled its ES44C4 locomotive design with a roll-out ceremony on May 18. Part of the Evolution family, the ES44C4 is derived from the ES44AC, but with the centre axles on each bogie unpowered. The aim is to offer a replacement option for DC-motored locomotives which have ...
ESTONIA: The purchase and sale agreement for the privatisation of national rail freight operator Operail was signed by the RailProject OÜ subsidiary of winning bidder Tiigi Keskus on October 31. The government took the decision to privatise the national rail freight transport and rolling stock maintenance ...
