CSX and Wabtec Partner to Drive Sustainable Transportation Solutions
June 24 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
CSX enhances fleet with orders for locomotive
modernizations and next generation Trip OptimizerTM Zero-to-Zero
system
CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) and Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) are
partnering to accelerate sustainable rail by modernizing
locomotives across CSX’s fleet and implementing advanced digital
technologies to deliver significant fuel efficiency and emissions
reductions for CSX’s rail operations. The partnership will help CSX
in their commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity by
37 percent by 2030.
“We are excited to partner with Wabtec on advanced solutions
that will transform our fleet while improving our carbon
footprint,” said Jamie Boychuk, CSX executive vice-president of
operations. “By modernizing our fleet and implementing the new Trip
Optimizer Zero-to-Zero, Wabtec’s sustainable technologies will help
CSX achieve our climate goals.”
An early adopter of digital rail technologies, CSX will be the
first railroad to put into demonstration Wabtec’s Trip Optimizer
Zero-to-Zero system, an advanced technology that will allow CSX to
start a train from zero mph and stop the train automatically using
various controls. This technology builds on Trip Optimizer’s proven
performance, which has saved railroads more than 400 million
gallons of fuel since its inception and reduces CO2 emissions by
over 500,000 tons per year.
CSX will also revitalize its yard fleet with the first order for
Wabtec’s Tier 4 switcher modernization program, which provides an
additional 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency and 90 percent
reduction in emissions. This new program upgrades 40-50 year old
locomotives and Tier 0 non-emission switcher locomotives to the
latest Wabtec Tier 4 platform. This technology is the only Tier 4
solution on the market today that does not require a urea
after-treatment system, and each repowered locomotive will
eliminate up to 90 tons of CO2 and 7 tons of NOx reduction per
year.
Finally, the railroad will modernize locomotives across their
fleet with Wabtec’s new FDL Advantage engine upgrade, which
provides up to an additional five percent reduction in fuel
consumption through a high-pressure common rail fuel system
offering improved injection control. These modernizations are
reducing the carbon footprint by as much as 250 tons of CO2 per
locomotive per year.
“These solutions will enable CSX to maximize the full potential
of its fleet both from an environmental and financial perspective,”
said Gina Trombley, Wabtec’s Senior Vice President of Sales and
Marketing. “We’re helping CSX build upon these benefits by
improving customer service and asset utilization with new, enhanced
features to our modernization programs and Trip Optimizer
Zero-to-Zero.”
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation
company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload
services and solutions to customers across a broad array of
markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural,
and consumer products. For nearly 200 years, CSX has played a
critical role in the nation’s economic expansion and industrial
development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in
the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation’s
population resides. It also links more than 230 short-line
railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major
population centers and farming towns alike. More information about
CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com.
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About Wabtec
Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) is focused on creating
transportation solutions that move and improve the world. The
company is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital
solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail
industries, as well as the mining, marine and industrial markets.
Wabtec has been a leader in the rail industry for over 150 years
and has a vision to achieve a zero-emission rail system in the U.S.
and worldwide. The company has approximately 27,000 employees
located at facilities in 50 countries throughout the world. Visit
Wabtec’s new website at: www.wabteccorp.com.
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CSX Media Contact: Bryan Tucker / media_team@csx.com /
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Wabtec Media Contact: Deia Campanelli /
Deia.Campanelli@Wabtec.com / 773-297-0482
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