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2/1/2022
Montreal transit service Exo has agreed to purchase 10 Charger locomotives from Siemens Mobility for CA$132 million to replace the agency’s existing F59PH locomotives.
The Charger locomotives, the first of which will be delivered in 2025, will help Exo modernize its fleet and improve service reliability, agency officials said in a press release.
Charger locomotives can pull 10 train cars, compared with eight the F59PH can pull. Charger locomotives also generate less emissions than the current fleet, helping to advance the agency’s sustainability initiatives.
"Purchasing these new locomotives will allow Exo to provide reliable and pleasant service to customers, contributing to public transit use and reducing greenhouse gases," said Sylvain Yelle, Exo's general director.
The F59PH locomotives were bought in 2011 from GO Transit in Toronto, where they had been in service since 1989. The Quebec government is funding the acquisition. Exo is greater Montreal’s second-largest public transit operator and provides service on five rail lines.
"This important project further builds on our work to help Canadian cities upgrade their public transportation infrastructures to meet the growing demand for transportation, and do so in a modern, safe and sustainable way,” said Siemens Mobility Canada CEO Yves Desjardins-Siciliano.