Thanks to a tip off I was able to see Freshly Painted 69014 in its Progress Rail/EMD livery along the Grand 📸
#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class69 #gbrailfreight #emd #progressrail
#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class69 #gbrailfreight #emd #progressrail
March 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Thanks to a tip off I was able to see Freshly Painted 69014 in its Progress Rail/EMD livery along the Grand 📸
#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class69 #gbrailfreight #emd #progressrail
#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class69 #gbrailfreight #emd #progressrail
In partnership with #ProgressRail, we’re modernizing 96 locomotives with next‑gen AC traction — boosting performance, fuel efficiency, and reliability across our fleet: bit.ly/3P3uPWK
Deliveries will begin in 2027 and be completed in 2029.
Deliveries will begin in 2027 and be completed in 2029.
March 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
In partnership with #ProgressRail, we’re modernizing 96 locomotives with next‑gen AC traction — boosting performance, fuel efficiency, and reliability across our fleet: bit.ly/3P3uPWK
Deliveries will begin in 2027 and be completed in 2029.
Deliveries will begin in 2027 and be completed in 2029.
CARB continues to treat catenary as an afterthought. An on-paper analysis of zero emissions freight did not explicitly study catenary, even though wired trains are the only mature ZE freight rail tech and ideal for high-traction conditions like the Cajon pass. www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...
California concludes zero-emissions locomotives are ready to roll - Trains
The California Air Resources Board pitted a standard diesel-electric locomotive consist against zero-emissions alternatives – including battery-electric models from Wabtec and ProgressRail as well as ...
www.trains.com
June 14, 2024 at 9:36 PM
CARB continues to treat catenary as an afterthought. An on-paper analysis of zero emissions freight did not explicitly study catenary, even though wired trains are the only mature ZE freight rail tech and ideal for high-traction conditions like the Cajon pass. www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...
#Wabtec and #ProgressRail are building many new road locomotives for CPKC and Norfolk Southern: t.co/aol7tIdydk
January 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
#Wabtec and #ProgressRail are building many new road locomotives for CPKC and Norfolk Southern: t.co/aol7tIdydk
January 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“He also noted that overhead catenary, which is widely used around the world for freight operations, is more than 100 years old and is a proven technology.”
www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...
www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...
California concludes zero-emissions locomotives are ready to roll - Trains
The California Air Resources Board pitted a standard diesel-electric locomotive consist against zero-emissions alternatives – including battery-electric models from Wabtec and ProgressRail as well as ...
www.trains.com
June 14, 2024 at 10:07 PM
“He also noted that overhead catenary, which is widely used around the world for freight operations, is more than 100 years old and is a proven technology.”
www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...
www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...
taken March 2016 #Metra #METX205 running on the " wrong " main due to track work making the station stop at Fairview Ave. in #DownersGrove on the #BNSF line. 2018 205 was in route to #ProgressRail to be rebuilt and was destroyed in a #CSX derailment that caused 205 to roll over and down a ravine.
May 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
taken March 2016 #Metra #METX205 running on the " wrong " main due to track work making the station stop at Fairview Ave. in #DownersGrove on the #BNSF line. 2018 205 was in route to #ProgressRail to be rebuilt and was destroyed in a #CSX derailment that caused 205 to roll over and down a ravine.
Photo taken March 2016 #Metra #METX205 running on the "wrong" main due to track work making the stop at Fairview Ave. in #DownersGrove on the #BNSF line. 2018 205 was in route to #ProgressRail to be rebuilt and was destroyed in a #CSX derailment that caused 205 to roll over and down into a ravine.
May 23, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Photo taken March 2016 #Metra #METX205 running on the "wrong" main due to track work making the stop at Fairview Ave. in #DownersGrove on the #BNSF line. 2018 205 was in route to #ProgressRail to be rebuilt and was destroyed in a #CSX derailment that caused 205 to roll over and down into a ravine.
taken March 2016 #Metra #METX205 running on the"wrong " main due to track work making the station stop at Fairview Ave. in #DownersGrove on the #BNSF line. 2018 205 was in route to #ProgressRail to be rebuilt and was destroyed in a #CSX derailment that caused 205 to roll over and down into a ravine.
May 23, 2026 at 5:23 PM
taken March 2016 #Metra #METX205 running on the"wrong " main due to track work making the station stop at Fairview Ave. in #DownersGrove on the #BNSF line. 2018 205 was in route to #ProgressRail to be rebuilt and was destroyed in a #CSX derailment that caused 205 to roll over and down into a ravine.
(Actually I believe it's because of some EMDs for LIRR or so that people think this isn't solvable but EMD had it solved in the 50s AFAIK and I simply do not believe that progressrail/wabtec doudln't do this today, let alone any eurovender incl. Alstom who should still be able to make new ALP45DPs?)
November 9, 2024 at 7:16 PM
(Actually I believe it's because of some EMDs for LIRR or so that people think this isn't solvable but EMD had it solved in the 50s AFAIK and I simply do not believe that progressrail/wabtec doudln't do this today, let alone any eurovender incl. Alstom who should still be able to make new ALP45DPs?)