The 50-unit order for GE, and now Wabtec, involves the conversion of 50 C44-9Ws to AC traction. It is significant because GE won this contract over NS’s own shops after 4 years of them being rebuilt in Roanoke, Va., and Altoona, Pa. Union Pacific C44ACWM No. 7015 was also completed and tested on Sunday as part of the ongoing order to upgrade UP’s existing fleet.
GE crews test locomotives one last time before becoming Wabtec workers NEWSWIRE
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Looks like someone was trying to get them shipped before the strike.
Hard to feel sorry for them in light that they are taking orders from EMD that they have no business getting.
It’s business-as-usual at the Fort Worth plant, but they have replaced the GE flag with one for Wabtec.