Erie, Penn. and New Delhi, India (Oct. 21, 2008) - GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and global diesel locomotive technology leader, and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) joined forces to compete for a 1,000 diesel locomotive tender issued by Indian Railways. GE was recently shortlisted by the Indian Railways to compete for this tender. GE and BHEL along with Indian Railways intend to form a Joint Venture company for this purpose.
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Berlin, Germany, Sept. 24, 2008 -- GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and global technology innovator in the railroad industry, introduced today its new PowerHaul™ engine and locomotive at InnoTrans 2008 in Berlin, Germany. InnoTrans is the world's largest rail exhibition attracting more than 75,000 attendees and 1,600 exhibitors from 90 countries.
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GE Evolution locomotives providing green technology across Canada
Mississauga, September 10, 2008. GE (NYSE:GE), a worldwide partner of the Olympic Games, will join Canadian Pacific (CP) to provide Canadians with a firsthand opportunity to share in the excitement of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. CP's Spirit Train, a mobile ambassador of goodwill, is traveling across the country celebrating Canada's athletes, Olympic heritage and Canadian pride.
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Company Committed to Country's Sustainable Infrastructure Growth
Beijing, China and Erie, Penn. (August 21, 2008) -- GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced that the first China Mainline Locomotive (CML) will be delivered around Aug. 30, 2008, to the Tianjin Port in Tianjin, China. After being transferred to the Tanggu Depot for inspection, the locomotive will make its way to China's capital Beijing.
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Erie, Penn., Nov. 26, 2007 -- GE - Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), received an order for 30 freight locomotives from UK-based Freightliner Group Ltd the company announced today. The purchase represents the largest order of freight locomotives in Freightliner's history.
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Technology Will Help CSXT Reduce Emissions and Fuel Usage
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Electric announced delivery of CSX Transportation's (NYSE: CSX) 300th GE DC Evolution Series® locomotive. The unit bears road number 5501.
The unit features fuel-saving technologies to help CSX further reduce fuel costs while cutting down on noise and emissions. The GEVO 12 cylinder engine produces 4400 HP while achieving a fuel savings over the previous generation of GE locomotives and reduces, on average, regulated emissions by more than 40%.
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Technology Will Help CSXT Reduce Emissions and Fuel Usage
Jacksonville, Fla. (July 17, 2007) -- General Electric announced delivery of CSXTransportation's (NYSE: CSX) 300th GE DC Evolution Series® locomotive. The unit bears road number 5501.
The unit features fuel-saving technologies to help CSX further reduce fuel costs while cutting down on noise and emissions. The GEVO 12 cylinder engine produces 4400 HP while achieving a fuel savings over the previous generation of GE locomotives and reduces, on average, regulated emissions by more than 40%.
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Demonstration Unit will Debut at GE's Ecomagination Event in California
LOS ANGELES (May 24, 2007) -- General Electric Corporation (NYSE: GE) today announced the debut of its one-of-a-kind hybrid road locomotive at its Ecomagination event in Los Angeles. GE's Evolution® Hybrid locomotive will be unveiled May 24 at Union Station to demonstrate the progress that GE'sTransportation business is making in developing a freight hybrid locomotive that is capable of recycling thermal energy as stored power in on-board batteries.