FRA Administrator Amit Bose, Anacostia Rail Holdings executives, and ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach officials on May 4, 2023, gathered to celebrate PHL’s latest group of locomotive engineer graduates to serve the San Pedro Port complex. They stand in front of Progress Rail’s zero-emission EMD® Joule battery-electric locomotive. Since this photograph was taken, PHL has been operating the locomotive for one year. (Photograph Courtesy of The Wolcott Group)

PHL Advances Zero-Emission Operations, Receives ASLRRA Safety Awards

Pacific Harbor Line (PHL), together with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), has received partial funding for five new Progress Rail battery-electric locomotives and two battery chargers through the Federal Railroad Administration’s

(Photo Credit: Hafeet Rail)

Hafeet Rail Orders Locomotives From Progress Rail

Progress Rail will supply 27 SD70ACS freight locomotives for the new Oman-UAE railway.

Clamp It Down!

RAILWAY AGE, OCTOBER 2024 ISSUE: There’s more than one way to secure rail to crossties, from traditional spikes to a wide variety of clips, to suit any application.  Gauge-holding capability, resiliency, noise

Progress Rail Signs S&C Contract With Network Rail

Progress Rail on Sept. 24 announced that it has signed a five-year contract with Network Rail to supply switches and crossings (S&C) and associated components in the U.K.

Pictured (from left to right): Tobias Atzler, Siemens AG; Grace Madden and Jennifer Schultz, HNTB; and Garrett Eucalitto, AASHTO. (Photographs courtesy of the respective organizations)

People News: Siemens, HNTB, AASHTO

Siemens taps Tobias Atzler to lead Investor Relations. Also, at HNTB, Grace Madden joins as Project Director for Fleet and Facilities, and Jennifer Schultz transitions to Capital Region Business Development Leader; and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) formally names Garrett Eucalitto President.

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UP: Putting Biofuels to the Test

From coal to diesel to green?

GATX Acquiring 156 Progress Rail Locomotives

GATX Corp. has acquired 156 locomotives from Progress Rail, bringing its North American fleet to more than 650 units of various types. Financial details were not disclosed; GATX said the acquired mix

Caterpillar Inc.’s Lafayette, Ind., large-engine facility (pictured) will be expanded to boost production capacity for new engines and aftermarket parts, including those for rail applications. (Screen Grab from Caterpillar Video)

Supply Side: Caterpillar, WSP, AtkinsRéalis

Caterpillar Inc., the parent company of Progress Rail, is expanding its large-engine facility in Lafayette, Ind. Also, WSP and 10 other public and private agencies sign the Equity in Infrastructure Project pledge as a commitment to improving diversity in public contracting; and Montreal, Quebec-based AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. lands a Network Rail contract to upgrade signaling and telecommunications infrastructure in the U.K.

Real-Time Resources

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2024 ISSUE: BNSF brings remote locomotive health monitoring to new levels. BNSF’s approximately 7,500 locomotives comprise the North American rail industry’s largest fleet. The average age of its high-horsepower

It looks and acts like a diesel-electric. But it’s not a diesel-electric. It’s the Progress Rail EMD® SD40JR Joule battery-electric, seen here operating in regular service on Pacific Harbor Line. (Photograph by Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company)

PHL Hosts Tour for STB’s Primus

Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) last month hosted a “fact-finding” tour at the San Pedro Bay port complex in California for Robert E. Primus, the new Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chair, according to

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