KCSR lands RRIF loan to buy 30 locomotives

摘要

Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR) will obtain a $54.6 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program loan to purchase 30 new GE Transportation ES44AC locomotives. To be built at GE's Erie, Pa., plant, the diesel-electric locomotives will reduce energy usage and emissions, and feature improved train-handling capabilities and more crashworthy cabs, USDOT officials said in a prepared statement.