Take a look inside our first maintenance shed in Roza, Uttar Pradesh, India. This location will service and maintain GE Transportation locomotives made in India in real time – 24x7!
#MilestoneMonday
! Congratulations to our team in Fort Worth on their 1,500th new locomotive build. The milestone locomotive is an Evolution Series Tier 4 model. The one-million-sq-ft plant built its first locomotive in January 2013.
Today we celebrate the delivery of our 1,000th Evolution Series Tier 4 Locomotive. The first freight locomotive to meet EPA Tier 4 emission standards and a mainstay in the fleet of Class 1 railroads.
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Great article from
@RailwayAge
on our GEMS facility in Fort Worth where we're putting new life into aging locomotives through our modernization program.
The merger of Wabtec and GE Transportation is expected to drive increased value for shareholders with a more diverse business, expanded margins, and a multi-year backlog of more than $23B
The 1st Ukrainian Railways TE33AC departs Erie, PA by rail to Norfolk, VA then by ship across the Atlantic, Mediterranean & Black Sea before arriving in Chornomorsk where it will undergo final assembly in Kremenchug then hit the rails & haul freight before the end of the year.
We have built a world class locomotive factory in Marhowra, Bihar. The design integrated local folk art
#Madhubani
into this picturesque depiction of a modern industrial setting.
Happy Holidays from our Erie, PA Customer Innovation Center! Santa was aboard our holiday train benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank where children received a visit with Santa followed by a holiday reception complete with crafts, cookies and giveaways.
Congratulations to Libby Pachan, our Vice President of Data & Analytics for winning the Constellation Research SuperNova Award for her impressive work in the Data to Decisions category
#CCE2018
@constellationr
Congrats to our 2018 Digital Solutions Summit Ecosystem Excellence Award winner
@Capgemini
– recognized for their forward-looking support of our development activities and future-focused co-innovation initiatives
#GET2018DSS
For 150 years, we have been at the heart of the transportation industry. Since 1869, when George Westinghouse developed the airbrake, the basis for the brakes used in modern trains today. Wabtec has been inventing and reinventing the future of transportation.
#WeAreWabtec
Today we signed two contracts worth over $900M with
#Kazakhstan
Temir Zholy (KTZ) to support passenger and freight rail commitments over the next 18 years.
Happy to announce our Next Generation Rail Communications System with
@Qualcomm
. Enhancements will help locomotives operating in some of the most rugged places in the world stay connected, allowing for service and performance adjustments.
#InnoTrans2018
Today we celebrate the first Ukrainian Railways locomotive to roll off the line in Erie, PA. These locos will haul bulk agricultural goods and metals products. Ukraine is a top-10 global producer of wheat and corn, as well as a top-15 steel producer.
To our employees, customers, suppliers, partners, friends, and families around the globe – the end of the year brings no greater joy than the opportunity to express season’s greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and New Year be filled with joy!
Sincerely,
@WabtecCorp
A remarkable milestone reached today handing over the first two Evolution Series locomotives to
#IndianRailways
and the unveiling of the Roza maintenance shed – a state-of-the-art monitoring, maintenance & training facility in the Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
Today,
@WabtecCorp
and
#RoyHill
gathered at our design and development center in Erie, PA to celebrate the debut of the
#FLXdrive
, the world’s first 100% battery-powered, heavy-haul locomotive for mainline service.
Read the press release...
Happy to announce two new appointments to our Board of Directors, long-time
#GE
Vice President of Environment, Health and Safety, Ann Klee and our President and CEO, Rafael Santana.
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California here we come! Our FLXdrive Battery Locomotive is ready for operational testing between Barstow and Stockton, California. This locomotive is a key part of effort to provide sustainable solutions for the rail industry.
We've successfully delivered the first 10 locomotives to Egypt! The new locos will enable the railway to meet the growing demand for an efficient transport system capable of supporting the country’s vast development plans.
Improving utilization and accelerating the path to automation: GE Transportation and Wabtec have merged to create a leading equipment, aftermarket services, and digital solutions provider across the transportation sector
Proud to announce members of our team in India received the
#TISS
@LeapVault
CLO Award for Best Apprenticeship/On the Job Training Program 2018 in the technology segment. Congratulations, team!
Today we celebrate a major accomplishment as the first Evolution Series locomotive enters service in Ukraine, in an effort to upgrade the country’s diesel-electric rail fleet to modernize Ukraine’s transportation infrastructure and help accelerate long-term economic growth.
Congratulations to the all-girls team in Roza who completed commissioning & mods for loco
#49048
. "The Pink Team" then successfully took the loco through PDI (pre-delivery inspection) by IR officers with zero punch list issues! What an achievement!
BNSF and partners have joined forces to create and test a new generation locomotive that could potentially spark major change in freight rail transportation. This battery-powered engine will save fuel as well as lower emissions. Learn more on
#Railtalk
:
In late 2017, we signed a contract with the Government of Cameroon to provide CAMRAIL with nine GE C30ACi locomotives, services, tools and training. The first five of these locomotives were delivered this month and currently completing commissioning.
Celebrating with Ukraine today, the arrival of the first TE33AC Evo series loco, named Trident. From the Black Sea port of Chernomorsk, Trident will continue on for final assembly in Kremenchuk before entering into operations with Ukrainian Railways by the end of the year.
Today we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our patented LOCOTROL® technologies, moving freight worldwide with the industry’s leading Distributed Power control and communication system.
Last week we announced our Fort Worth, TX facility completed delivery of the 1,000th Tier 4 Evolution Series locomotive. The first freight locomotive to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier 4 emission standards.
Yesterday we celebrated the 500th AC44i locomotive produced by Wabtec in Brazil. We were honored to receive the Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio de Freitas, other members of the govt., rail associations & representatives of our clients at our plant in Cotagem.
#WeAreWabtec