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3/16/2010
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Wellsboro & Corning adds four six-axle units to locomotive fleet
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On March 11, the Wellsboro & Corning Railroad (WCOR) took delivery of four SD40-2 six-axle locomotives.
The units are equipped with 3,000-horsepower, turbo-charged, V-16 engines that use microprocessors to boost efficiency, according to WCOR, which is wholly owned by Myles Group L.L.C. The additional locomotives will increase rail-car moving capability by 120 carloads and support a recent increase in business, Myles Group officials said in a prepared statement.
“Marcellus Shale gas exploration has been a significant contributing factor to the increase in business on the WCOR,” they said.
WCOR operates a line between Wellsboro, Pa., and Corning, N.Y., and interchanges with Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railway.
The units are equipped with 3,000-horsepower, turbo-charged, V-16 engines that use microprocessors to boost efficiency, according to WCOR, which is wholly owned by Myles Group L.L.C. The additional locomotives will increase rail-car moving capability by 120 carloads and support a recent increase in business, Myles Group officials said in a prepared statement.
“Marcellus Shale gas exploration has been a significant contributing factor to the increase in business on the WCOR,” they said.
WCOR operates a line between Wellsboro, Pa., and Corning, N.Y., and interchanges with Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railway.
