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U. S. Steel, Norfolk Southern, and Greenbrier Collaborate on New, Sustainable High-Strength Steel Railcar

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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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Using an innovative formula for high-strength, lighter-weight steel developed by U. S. Steel, each gondolas unloaded weight is reduced by up to 15,000 pounds.

Key Points: 
  • Using an innovative formula for high-strength, lighter-weight steel developed by U. S. Steel, each gondolas unloaded weight is reduced by up to 15,000 pounds.
  • Gondola railcars transport loose bulk material such as metal scraps, coils, wood chips, steel slabs, and ore. Norfolk Southern will initially acquire 800 of the Greenbrier engineered gondolas.
  • U. S. Steel is a leader in designing advanced, lightweight and high-strength steel solutions for the automotive industry.
  • The high-strength steel requires less structural reinforcement, simplifying the manufacturing process and allowing more total cargo space in each railcar.

Wabtec Celebrates the 1,000th Modernized Locomotive in the Americas

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Friday, August 6, 2021
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The fuel efficiency benefits of these 1,000 locomotives have reduced carbon emissions by more than 1.4 million tons since 2015.

Key Points: 
  • The fuel efficiency benefits of these 1,000 locomotives have reduced carbon emissions by more than 1.4 million tons since 2015.
  • Norfolk Southern accounts for 500 of the 1,000 locomotives Wabtec has modernized.
  • Each modernized locomotive in Norfolk Southerns fleet reduces more than 500 tons of carbon emissions per year.
  • Wabtecs modernization program also reduces emissions by reusing the existing steel on the locomotive through a robust requalification and remanufacturing process.