[RITSlist] GE's for IAIS

Tue Apr 22 20:22:46 CDT 2008

>Ghost of the R.I. lives on, with new big power; from the IAIS list.

Jerry Berwald


>Regional to buy new Evolution locomotives
>April 22, 2008
>CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - In a rare move, regional railroad Iowa 
>Interstate announced today it will buy 12 new General Electric 
>evolution-series ES44AC diesels. The locomotives, valued at $2.2 
>million each, represent the Interstate's first purchase of new power 
>and first purchase of any General Electric units.
>
>President Dennis Miller said the engines offer an 18 percent fuel 
>savings over the alternatives the railroad looked at. He said he 
>expects to take delivery by Oct. 1.
>
>Iowa Interstate operates the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 
>main line between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and the outskirts of 
>Chicago. It's seen a 50 percent surge of traffic in the last five 
>years and expects 25-30 percent more traffic over the next year, 
>with five ethanol plants slated to open along the line.
>
>New locomotive purchases are usually limited to Class I railroads. 
>The Interstate joins Montana Rail Link in the ranks of regionals 
>buying new power; MRL has purchased a fleet of 16 EMD SD70ACe locomotives.
>
>--
>David Streeter, Webmaster
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