Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad said it would invest another $800 million into American manufacturing with the purchase of more Tier 4 locomotives.
The railroad said on the heels of its purchase of 100 Wabtec Tier 4 locomotives built in Texas last year, it will purchase an additional Tier 4 locomotives from Progress Rail in 2026. Those locomotives will be built in Indiana, the company said. Additionally, CPKC said it expects delivery of 70 more Texas-built Tier 4 units from Wabtec.
“Our purchase of additional new Tier 4 locomotives, proudly made in the USA, continues CPKC’s commitment to renew our locomotive fleet through a more than US$800 million investment in American manufacturing capacity,” Mark Redd, CPKC exec. VP and COO, said. “We are investing in our road locomotive fleet for growth and to maintain our industry-leading service for our customers and the North American economy, powered by a fleet with improved reliability and fuel efficiency.”
CPKC said it expects to receive the first two of 70 Wabtec Evolution Series ET44AC Tier 4 locomotive being built at the company’s Dallas, Texas, manufacturing facility this month.
Later this year, it expects to take delivery of 30 new EMD SD 70Ace-T4 Tier 4 freight locomotives from Progress Rail’s Muncie, Ind., facility, part of a 65-unit order.
The locomotive investments are part of the railroad’s locomotive renewal program and are part of CPKC’s previously announced multi-year capital plan.