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Yesterday, the Montreal Port Authority announced it signed an agreement with R.J. Corman Railpower to purchase two more GenSet locomotives. The authority took delivery of an initial GenSet in October 2010.

The additional 2,000-horsepower GenSets will employ technology originally developed in Canada by Railpower, according to the authority. The locomotives are designed to cut fuel consumption by 30 percent and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 50 percent, port authority officials said in a prepared statement.

“By purchasing these two new locomotives, the Montreal Port Authority confirms its commitment to make the Port of Montreal a benchmark of the best environmental practices in North America's marine industry," said Sylvie Vachon, the authority’s president and chief executive officer.

The Port of Montreal owns its own rail network, which is served by CN and Canadian Pacific.