Etihad Rail orders 38 locomotives
Posted: 27 Feb 2020, 17:14
Etihad Rail orders 38 locomotives
National railway developer Etihad Rail has awarded Progress Rail a contract to supply a further 38 heavy haul diesel locomotives.
These will add to the seven 4 500 hp EMD SD70ACS locomotives delivered in 2013 for the opening of the 264 km first phase of the network...
The locomotives will be capable of hauling 100-wagon trains, equivalent to 5 600 on-road lorry trips per day. They will be designed to withstand the region’s high temperatures and humidity, with the air intakes being equipped with sand filtration systems....