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7/13/2018
GE Transportation and Ukrainian Railways earlier this week marked the completion of the first of 30 GE Evolution Series locomotives to be built under a framework agreement signed early this year. The TE33A locomotive features a 12-cylinder, 4,500-horsepower Evolution Series engine. Compared to the legacy Ukrainian fleet, the unit can "significantly reduce" emissions, economize fuel and oil costs, and increase time between maintenance overhauls, GE officials said in a press release. Production is occurring in the United States, with final assembly in Ukraine.Siemens, South Korean train manufacturer Hyundai Rotem and Taiwanese construction company BES Engineering have obtained a contract to deliver electrical and mechanical solutions to the Green Line metro route in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Siemens' share of the project includes the Trainguard MT communications-based train control system, traction drives for the trains and direct-current traction power supply. The signaling system will enable full automation of the metro line, Siemens officials said in a press release.Hanson Professional Services Inc. has hired Shelby Robertson as railway civil designer in Kansas City, Missouri. Using 3D modeling and computer-aided design software, she will assist in rail project design and documentation, Hanson officials said in a press release. Before joining the firm, Robertson was a civil engineering intern at Kaskaskia Engineering Co. in Belleville, Illinois.The League of Railway Women (LRW) has extended the application deadline to July 20 for the Connie Sumara Memorial Scholarship. This year, $1,500 will be awarded to a woman involved in the rail industry who's pursuing post-secondary studies, LRW officials said in a press release. The scholarship is named in honor of former LRW President Connie Sumara, one of the organization's founding members and its longest-serving president. The scholarship's award recipient will be announced in August. For more information, click here.