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6/10/2009
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CSXT, New Jersey utility to purchase three GenSets
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Yesterday, CSX Transportation and PSEG Power unveiled new ultra-low-emission GenSet locomotives that will be used at the Class I’s yards in New Jersey.
CSXT and PSEG Power will partner to purchase three GenSets, which are manufactured by National Railway Equipment Co. The locomotives are designed to reduce nitrous oxide and particulate matter emissions by 80 percent, and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent compared with a conventional switcher. The GenSets also can monitor engine idling and switch to a "sleep" mode after a period of inactivity.
In addition to switching cars in the New Jersey yards, the locomotives can be used for road switching service, CSXT said.
The Class I has spent more than $1 billion to upgrade its locomotive fleet with technology designed to reduce fuel consumption and air emissions. Those efforts have helped the railroad improve fuel efficiency by about 80 percent since 1980.
CSXT and PSEG Power will partner to purchase three GenSets, which are manufactured by National Railway Equipment Co. The locomotives are designed to reduce nitrous oxide and particulate matter emissions by 80 percent, and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent compared with a conventional switcher. The GenSets also can monitor engine idling and switch to a "sleep" mode after a period of inactivity.
In addition to switching cars in the New Jersey yards, the locomotives can be used for road switching service, CSXT said.
The Class I has spent more than $1 billion to upgrade its locomotive fleet with technology designed to reduce fuel consumption and air emissions. Those efforts have helped the railroad improve fuel efficiency by about 80 percent since 1980.
