Recent deals and tenders in the locomotive market.
8 January 2026
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Recent deals and tenders in the locomotive market.
USA: A four-axle diesel locomotive rebuilt for hydrogen‑battery traction has entered service at a Sierra Northern Railway freight facility in West Sacramento.
Romania: The rolling stock producer has signed its first leasing contract with local freight operator PSP Cargo through subsidiary Softrans.
USA: BNSF, one of the largest freight rail operators in the United States, plans to have 34 locomotives in service with these systems, the ODIN, by the end of the year and intends to fit a further 24 units thereafter.
Russia: TMH, Russia’s largest rolling stock producer, is steadily introducing the EMKA2, a dual-mode battery-electric shunting locomotive delivering zero harmful emissions. As the first vehicle of its kind in modern Russian rail history, EMKA2 combines innovative engineering with high operational efficiency.
In an interview with Ukrainian transport media CFTS, deputy head of the parliamentary committee on economic development, Mr Dmytro Kysylevskyi, who co-authored the 2021 localisation law, voiced strong concerns.
Germany: The Japanese manufacturer and the freight operator DB Cargo have agreed to stop the HDB 880 project, started back in 2017.
Myanmar: In November, a six-axle locomotive entered service with five passenger coaches on the 270 km Naypyidaw–Mandalay line.
Chile: On 20 November, the shunter had its first commercial run on the 2.5 km line in the city of Antofagasta.