New York MTA has unveiled the first of the Siemens Mobility SC42-DM Charger electro-diesel locomotives which will enable it to increase the use of electric traction on Metro-North Railroad commuter services.
The operator’s existing batch of GE P32AC-DM locos use electric power only in the 6 km tunnel into Grand Central Terminal, but the new locos will be able to operate in electric mode over all 165 km of Metro-North’s 750 V DC third rail territory. This extends to Croton-Harmon, Southeast and Pelham.Show Fullscreen
The locos’ Tier IV-compliant engines will reduce airborne pollutants by more than 85% when operating in diesel mode, and monitoring and diagnostic systems will improve reliability.