Wabtec Lands $1.2B UP Locomotive Overhaul Order
Union Pacific and Wabtec on Feb. 4 reported signing a $1.2 billion agreement for the modernization of UP AC4400 locomotives. Deliveries will begin in 2027.
Union Pacific and Wabtec on Feb. 4 reported signing a $1.2 billion agreement for the modernization of UP AC4400 locomotives. Deliveries will begin in 2027.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Norfolk Southern (NS) are advancing their locomotive fleet modernization programs through acquisitions of new Tier 4-compliant road units from Wabtec and Progress Rail. CPKC CPKC’s acquisitions
Wabtec Corporation (Wabtec) and Indian Railways recently celebrated the start of locomotive service operations at the West Bengal, India-based Siliguri Maintenance Shed, “expanding Wabtec’s locomotive service capabilities in the eastern part of the country and marking a new service model in India by leveraging existing Indian Railways infrastructure and staff.”
Wabtec Corporation on Jan. 7 reported landing a $386 million follow-on order to supply 45 R255 locomotives to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for maintenance-of-way operations. Deliveries of the hybrid battery-diesel units are scheduled to begin in 2027.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s growth-oriented merger argument remains sound, but the bid-ask spread on competitive concessions remains unknown until the rails respond. Downstream, we view today’s filing as constructive for domestic
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BNSF provides an operational performance update and marks the 11th consecutive month of “record-breaking” terminal dwell. Also, Newsweek ranks CSX as No. 1 in the Transportation and Logistics category of its 2026 Most Responsible Companies List; CN teams with Ts’îl Kaz Koh First Nation on an emergency preparedness and spill response exercise; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) President and CEO Keith Creel visits Capitol Hill.
Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Wabtec Corporation on July 7 reported entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Austria-based Frauscher Sensor Technology Group GmbH (Frauscher), a supplier of train detection, wayside object control systems, and wheel sensors and axle counters, for an enterprise value of €675 million in cash. Late on Dec. 1, Wabtec announced finalizing the acquisition.
Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Oct. 15-16 hosted the third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference with a packed lineup of influential women and their allies, who shared experiences, celebrated achievements, and discussed the future
Norfolk Southern (NS) and Class I railroad supplier Wabtec Corporation honor service members on Veterans Day (Nov. 11). Also, BNSF employees pay tribute to veterans “step by step” and CEO Katie Farmer earns the AI Visionary CEO of the Year Award from World Leaders in Data and AI.