(Source: Pacific Harbor Line press release, March 15, 2017)
WILMINGTON, Calif. — Pacific Harbor Line began testing Progress Rail’s 2,000-horsepower EMD24B locomotive Friday, March 10. Featuring the latest low-emissions technology, No. 24 is initiating California Air Resources Board’s 3,000-hour in-service verification testing, associated with the latest EPA Tier 4 standards.
Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. President Otis Cliatt II said, “PHL is pleased to once again partner with Progress Rail in our ongoing effort to achieve the lowest possible emissions within the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.”
In 2010, PHL worked with Progress Rail to modernize an existing locomotive fleet with cleaner burning engines.
The EMD24B features a Cat® 3512C diesel engine and after-treatment system to reduce emissions. The locomotive’s underframe and cab are from an existing EMD GP40 unit.