The images of powerful trains chugging down a railroad track pushing black smoke into the air is nostalgic, but is literally killing the environment. Today, Cummins Inc. is making engines to power locomotives, yet reduce the impact on the environment.
Cummins and Knoxville Locomotive Works, (KLW) announced the next step in Tier 4 locomotive repower programs. KLW recently completed the remanufacture of an existing line-haul freight locomotive utilizing the Cummins 4,400 horsepower Tier 4 certified QSK95 engine system.