Cummins breaks ground on new technical center

Cummins Inc. has begun construction of a global technical center office for its High-Horsepower Engine Business at its Seymour, Ind., facility on June 16. The Seymour Technical Center will be co-located with the Seymour Engine Plant in close proximity to 22 test cells dedicated to engine research and development work for mining, rail, oil and gas, marine, power generation and industrial applications.

Toronto, SMART DMUs will get Cummins Tier 4-compliant power

Cummins Inc. is now producing its Tier 4 Final-compliant QSK19-R diesel engine, which will power the new Nippon Sharyo diesel multiple-unit (DMU) trainsets designed for transit and regional/commuter services in North America.

Siemens lands high-performance passenger locomotive order

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has issued a Notice of Intent to Award to Siemens Rail Systems USA for approximately 35 high-performance diesel-electric locomotives for several Midwestern and West Coast states using funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation. IDOT is leading the multi-state locomotive procurement on behalf of the Departments of Transportation from Illinois, California, Michigan, Washington, and Missouri.

Siemens, Cummins team for Tier 4 passenger locomotives

Siemens Rail Systems and Cummins jointly announced a partnership on Dec. 3, 2013 that they said “will bring one of the most modern and efficient passenger rail, diesel-electric locomotives in the world to the U.S. marketplace.”

Cummins unveils QSK95 Tier 4 engine; INDR is first customer

At Railway Interchange 2013, Cummins Inc. introduced its 4,200-hp (3,132 kW) QSK95 Power Module that meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4 regulations for line-haul locomotives taking effect Jan. 1, 2015. The first freight locomotive to be repowered with the QSK95 Power Module will enter service with the Indiana Rail Road Company by mid-2014, and will be designated as CECX 1919.