G generalcanada Senior Member Member Bio Joined Feb 20, 2020 Messages 1,316 Reaction score 3,052 Today at 12:51 AM #2,611 wait i thought that loco tender was effectively cancelled? thats been hanging around for almost 2 years
wait i thought that loco tender was effectively cancelled? thats been hanging around for almost 2 years
R RS3488 Active Member Member Bio Joined Aug 17, 2021 Messages 484 Reaction score 519 Today at 2:31 AM #2,612 generalcanada said: wait i thought that loco tender was effectively cancelled? thats been hanging around for almost 2 years Click to expand... There is a new one that MX has listed in their 2024 Annual Procurement Plan.
generalcanada said: wait i thought that loco tender was effectively cancelled? thats been hanging around for almost 2 years Click to expand... There is a new one that MX has listed in their 2024 Annual Procurement Plan.
B Bojaxs Active Member Member Bio Joined Aug 14, 2012 Messages 664 Reaction score 788 Today at 2:51 AM #2,613 SaugeenJunction said: Wonder if Wabtec would want to use this order to refresh the loco design to better compete with Siemens who is absolutely dominating the market. Until now (maybe), that model isn’t officially offered anymore. Click to expand... Perhaps a newer version of the MP54AC? Slightly more horsepower? MP55AC? Part of the contract could also be MP40's being refurbished to MP54's. Locomotive 647 came back into service just recently.
SaugeenJunction said: Wonder if Wabtec would want to use this order to refresh the loco design to better compete with Siemens who is absolutely dominating the market. Until now (maybe), that model isn’t officially offered anymore. Click to expand... Perhaps a newer version of the MP54AC? Slightly more horsepower? MP55AC? Part of the contract could also be MP40's being refurbished to MP54's. Locomotive 647 came back into service just recently.
