Progress Rail has signed a contract with Hafeet Rail for 27 EMD® SD70ACS freight locomotives, which will be used to connect Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new EMD units will work in concert with Etihad Rail’s current fleet of 38 locomotives. Through leveraging proven SD70AC platform technology and integration of custom design features and advanced technologies, the high-powered SD70ACS is specifically designed to perform reliably and safely in unique and challenging desert environments.

Features include the proven EMD 710 engine, AC traction, EM2000 microprocessor control system and specially designed sand filtration system. Additionally, the units will be fitted with the company’s ECM™ train control system, which complies with European Train Control System (ETCS) standards.

-via Press Release