Metrolink Tier 4 Locomotive Schedule Update (9-23-16 Metrolink Board Agenda)

[081552]

The delivery schedule of Tier 4 locomotives has been revised. Previously, nine additional locomotives were scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2016. That number has been

reduced to four locomotives.

The locomotive manufacturer, EMD/Progress Rail, is working through some difficulties as the manufacturing process has encountered quality issues stemming from vendors who

supply materials and components used to build the locomotive. Correcting these problems has significantly delayed project delivery.

The manufacturer has been taking actions to correct these deficiencies with the suppliers and dealing with internal issues

within their organization. We are working closely with EMD

to ensure the project is back on schedule by May of 2017.

[RME]

Yikes!

Entropy, is this material problem related to the diesel prime mover itself?

[K. P. Harrier]

Does that mean SCAX No. 905 will be heading back to EMD for the corrections? 

[M636C]

RME

Yikes!

Entropy, is this material problem related to the diesel prime mover itself?

 

 

Since Progress/EMD is a subsidiary of Caterpillar, the engine is in-house and the reference to "suppliers" suggest that the problem is something from outside Caterpillar/Progress.

Of course, in this case the carbody is contracted out, so it could be almost anything except the engine...

M636C

[WM7471]

I wonder if this has anything to do with the sale of the Vossloh plant in Valencia, Spain to Stadler.  IRRC the F-125 bodies and a number of the other components were being built there, not in Muncie.   Vossloh was building a new plant in Kiel, Germany, but I don't know it's status.