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Battery-powered trains could be a climate game changer. Is everyone all aboard?
(opens in a new tab)Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American landscape, but their 4,400-horsepower engines collectively burn 3.5 billion gallons of diesel annually, at a time when railroads and other fossil fuel users face pressure to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-05/battery-powered-locomotives-zero-emission-train-future (opens in a new tab)Wabtec marine engines helping to support Lindblad Expeditions’ commitment to green business operations
(opens in a new tab)Wabtec marine engines helping to support Lindblad Expeditions’ commitment to green business operations
https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/national-geographic-resolution-the-drivers-behind-its-design-66205 (opens in a new tab)CSX Selects Wabtec for Power Upgrades
(opens in a new tab)CSX is teaming with Wabtec to modernize locomotives across its fleet, boosting their fuel efficiency and reducing emissions
https://www.railwayage.com/mechanical/locomotives/csx-selects-wabtec-for-power-upgrades/ (opens in a new tab)Wabtec Reduces Emissions at Kiel Port With Shore Power Solutions
(opens in a new tab)Wabtec Corporation and the Port of Kiel celebrated today the installation of a sustainable shore power solution to support cruise operators. ShoreCONNECT has the potential to reduce nearly all emissions from cruise ships by providing shore power while berthing at the port.
https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/25237-wabtec-reduces-emissions-at-kiel-port-with-shore-power-solutions.html (opens in a new tab)GM to supply electric batteries, hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec locomotive
(opens in a new tab)General Motors Co (GM.N) will supply electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cell systems for rail supplier Wabtec Corp’s (WAB.N) locomotives, in a move extending the No. 1 U.S. automaker’s reach outside the automotive sector.
https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/gm-supply-electric-batteries-hydrogen-fuel-cell-systems-wabtec-locomotive-2021-06-15/ (opens in a new tab)Wabtec Has Deal With GM To Develop New Type Of Railroad Locomotives
(opens in a new tab)Watch what Alan Hamilton, Senior Engineering Executive at Wabtec had to say about our new partnership with General Motors in an interview with KDKA-TV | CBS Pittsburgh
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/video/5688543-wabtec-has-deal-with-gm-to-develop-new-type-of-railroad-locomotives (opens in a new tab)Wabtec Unveils New Additive Manufacturing Facility
(opens in a new tab)Wabtec occupies 11,000 square feet of space in the first building of Neighborhood 91, an additive manufacturing and 3D-printing supply chain hub in Pittsburgh, Pa.
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/wabtec-opens-new-additive-manufacturing-facility/?RAchannel=news (opens in a new tab)Wabtec opens Neighbourhood 91 additive manufacturing facility
(opens in a new tab)Wabtec has announced the opening of a new 11,000-square-foot facility at the Neighborhood 91 additive manufacturing production campus.
https://www.tctmagazine.com/additive-manufacturing-3d-printing-news/metal-additive-manufacturing-news/wabtec-neighbourhood-91-additive-manufacturing-facility/ (opens in a new tab)BNSF/Wabtec BEL Pilot: The Results Are In
(opens in a new tab)BNSF and Wabtec reported May 17 that their three-month pilot of a battery-electric locomotive (BEL) reduced fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by an average of 11% in a revenue service train.
https://www.railwayage.com/mechanical/locomotives/bnsf-wabtec-bel-pilot-the-results-are-in (opens in a new tab)Wabtec EV Train on Track for Clean Future
(opens in a new tab)Pittsburgh-based Wabtec announces positive results from its 3 month pilot with BNSF.
https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/article/21164370/wabtec-ev-train-on-track-for-clean-future (opens in a new tab)This hybrid freight train uses 18,000 batteries to cut its carbon footprint
(opens in a new tab)The Wabtec FLXdrive Battery Locomotive—a winner of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards—uses batteries to help out its engine, and recharges them as it brakes.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90607600/this-hybrid-freight-train-uses-18000-batteries-to-cut-its-carbon-footprint (opens in a new tab)Largest hopper dredge in U.S. will have Wabtec diesels
(opens in a new tab)The 15,000-cubic-yard self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge on order at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, for Manson Construction Co. will be powered by five Wabtec V250MDC marine diesel engines (three 16V250MDC units and two 12V250MDC units).
https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/dredging/largest-hopper-dredge-in-u-s-will-have-wabtec-diesels/ (opens in a new tab)Technology plays key role in decarbonizing freight rail: Wabtec exec
(opens in a new tab)Eric Gebhardt, our chief technology officer chats with Freight Waves about how technology plays a role in meeting companies’ sustainability goals.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/technology-plays-key-role-in-decarbonizing-freight-rail-wabtec-exec (opens in a new tab)