OTTAWA (dpa-AFX) - Canadian National Railway Co. (CNI, CNR.TO) announced a major locomotive acquisition program to accommodate anticipated traffic growth and to improve operational efficiency.
The company stated that it will acquire 65 new high-horsepower locomotives as well as 96 second-hand high-horsepower locomotives that will be upgraded.
The company noted that it will take delivery in 2013-14 of 35 new ES44AC locomotives from GE Transportation (GE), and 30 new SD70ACe locomotives from Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD). The GE units have 4,400 and the SD70ACe units 4,300 horsepower.
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