50-581: SC-44 may refer to: Transportation and vehicles [ edit ] Siemens SC-44 , the first production model of the Siemens Charger locomotive. Honda SC44 , a motorcycle, a model of the Honda CBR900RR -series USS SC-44 , a United States Navy submarine chaser commissioned in 1918 and sold in 1921. South Carolina Highway 44 (disambiguation) ( SC-44 ), several highways in
100-492: A CA$ 139.5 million investment to reinstate the Northlander passenger service between Timmins and Toronto . The government news release mentioned that the three new trainsets (each with three Siemens Venture passenger cars) will be built by Siemens Mobility and paired with Charger locomotives that will meet the latest EPA Tier 4 diesel emission standards. In February 2024, five locomotives were purchased for use on
150-693: A Hiawatha train on August 24, 2017. Revenue service on the Cascades route began in November 2017. Brightline began revenue operations with its SCB-40 locomotives on January 13, 2018. The first Chargers for MARC began testing that month, and revenue service began on April 5, 2018. Pre-revenue testing began on the Pacific Surfliner in October 2018; revenue service began later that year. The first ALC-42 for Amtrak's long distance trains
200-522: A SC-44, was unveiled on March 26, 2016, and entered revenue service on August 24, 2017. It was followed by the SCB-40, which inaugurated Brightline service on January 13, 2018. The first ALC-42 was delivered to Amtrak on June 17, 2021, and entered revenue service on February 8, 2022, on the Empire Builder . The Charger is often paired with Venture passenger cars, also built by Siemens, as part of
250-830: A global scale, for diesel engines above 3 liters. Its Emission Solutions unit develops and supplies catalytic exhaust systems and associated products to the medium and heavy-duty commercial diesel engine markets. Cummins Filtration designs, manufactures and distributes heavy-duty and light-duty air, fuel, hydraulic and lube filtration, chemicals and exhaust system technology products for diesel and gas-powered equipment. In contrast Cummins Electronics designs engine control units and sensors for Cummins diesel engines. Cummins Distribution Business consists of engine and power generation distribution as well as service and parts. The distribution unit of Cummins consists of 17 Cummins owned distributors and 10 joint ventures, covering 90 countries and territories through 234 locations. The Holset Engineering Co.
300-522: A joint venture with Dongfeng Automobile Company , as well as Guangxi Cummins Industrial Power with LiuGong . One of the most successful joint ventures is the joint venture with Foton called Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Company. This joint venture developed the ISG/X12 engine platform in the mid 2010s. The ISG/X12 in China has surpassed 240,000 units per year making it the highest volume heavy duty engine in
350-652: A joint venture with the Kirloskar Group . The ownership structure of the joint venture was divided as follows: In 1996 Cummins Inc. bought Kirloskar shares. Now it is a Cummins Inc. subsidiary. As of 2013, the Cummins group had revenues over $ 1.5 billion, 20 factories and 9000 employees in India. Cummins conducts a significant part of its R&D in India at the Cummins Research and Technology centre that
400-457: A network of more than 600 company-owned and independent distributors and approximately 7,200 dealers. The Cummins Engine Company was founded in Columbus, Indiana on February 3, 1919, by mechanic Clessie Cummins and banker William Glanton Irwin. The company focused on developing the diesel engine , which was invented 20 years earlier. Despite several well-publicized endurance trials, it
450-491: A pattern 53 Block. The case has been settled, but some qualified Chrysler owners may receive $ 500 for repairs to the block, which was alleged to crack and create a coolant leak. In April 2013, Cummins utilized technology developed by Westport Innovations to ship large natural gas-fueled engines to truck manufacturers in the United States as trucking companies began converting portions of their fleets to natural gas and
500-580: A trainset. The Charger is powered by a Cummins 16-cylinder QSK95 4-stroke high speed diesel engine, which meets United States Environmental Protection Agency 's more stringent Tier 4 emissions standards that took effect in 2015. Power output varies by model: the SCB-40 produces 4,000 hp (3,000 kW ), the SC-44 produces 4,400 hp (3,300 kW), and both the SCV-42 and ALC-42 produce 4,200 hp (3,100 kW). The maximum speed in service
550-700: Is 125 mph (201 km/h). The locomotive shares much of its overall design with the Siemens Vectron diesel and electric locomotives used in Europe and the Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotive built for Amtrak. Four Insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power inverters carry electric current to each of the four AC traction motors . A static inverter off of the main prime mover supplies head-end power (HEP). The locomotive also features dynamic braking with regenerative capability, allowing
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#1732797568612600-844: Is a family of diesel-electric / dual-mode passenger locomotives designed and manufactured by Siemens Mobility for the North American market. There are five variants of the Charger, tailored for different operators and types of service: ALC-42 for Amtrak long-distance service , ALC-42E dual mode for Amtrak inter-city and long-distance routes that serve the Northeast Corridor , SC-44 for Amtrak state-supported inter-city service or commuter rail operators, SCB-40 for Brightline inter-city service and SCV-42 for VIA Rail inter-city service in Canada. The first production Charger,
650-641: The Capitol Corridor and San Joaquins routes in Northern California began on May 25, 2017. During these tests, the trains operated with a second locomotive in case of failure. The Northern California units were formally accepted and approved for solo service on October 23, 2017. The SC-44 entered revenue testing on the Midwest routes in July 2017, with solo revenue service beginning on
700-646: The Cascades corridor in the Pacific Northwest for federal certification. Additional test runs were conducted on the Midwest and Northern California routes in April and May. Testing at up to 135 miles per hour (217 km/h) was conducted at TTC and on the Northeast Corridor in September 2016 which resulted in federal certification for 125-mile-per-hour (201 km/h) operations. Revenue testing on
750-592: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT). Immediately after awarding the contract, Metro-North ordered an additional eight locomotives from its options, and CTDOT ordered six from its options, bringing the total order to 33. The additional units will allow for the complete replacement of the P32AC-DM locomotives in the Metro-North equipment pool and allow for service increases on
800-594: The Maryland Board of Public Works on September 16, 2015. The MARC order uses part of the Amtrak state-corridor options. The first MARC Charger was shipped from the Siemens factory in early December 2017, and began testing in mid-January 2018. In December 2020, New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) approved a Federal Transit Administration -funded contract for 19 dual-mode locomotives based on
850-582: The Québec City–Windsor Corridor . As with several other orders, the trainsets will use Siemens Venture passenger cars. The first of VIA Rail's trainsets were delivered on September 29, 2021, to VIA Rail in Montreal, crossing into Canada via Sarnia, Ontario. When the locomotives' final paint scheme was unveiled by VIA Rail in May 2021, the locomotive was designated as an SC-44, but when delivered
900-862: The Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado in June 2016 and underwent testing of performance metrics such as acceleration and braking. The first Brightline SCB-40 locomotives were delivered in December 2016 to undergo testing in Florida. In February 2017, Amtrak and the Washington State Department of Transportation began testing one of the Midwest-bound SC-44 locomotives along
950-597: The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) commuter rail service operating in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Delivery of the first locomotives is expected around summer 2026. The five locomotives are intended to replace the oldest units in the existing TRE fleet. TRE has the option to purchase up to six additional locomotives under the contract. In December 2018, Via Rail ordered 32 bi-directional trainsets each powered by one SC-44 locomotive for use on
1000-781: The 20-minute lab tests to verify compliance with the Clean Air Act , but then quietly disabled the emissions controls during normal highway cruising, thereby emitting up to three times the maximum allowed NOx pollution. In December 2023, Cummins was fined $ 1.675 billion by the U.S. Justice Department for violations of the Clean Air Act. Cummins was found to have installed devices designed to bypass or disable emissions controls on 960,000 Dodge and Stellantis RAM pickup truck diesel engines between 2013 and 2023. It will also pay $ 325 million in remedies and recalls. Cummins reported Total CO2e emissions (Direct + Indirect) for
1050-1013: The ALC-42E will work like a typical diesel–electric locomotive, using its diesel engine to generate electricity for its motors. Each ALC-42E will be paired with a special trailer car that will have equipment to support electric mode on the end closest to the locomotive, and a passenger seating area on the other. There are two types of trailer cars: By February 2024, two of the ALC-42E locomotives were under construction. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), in conjunction with its counterparts in California, Michigan, Missouri and Washington, purchased 32 SC-44 locomotives for state-supported corridor services, operated by Amtrak under contract. The $ 225 million order placed in March 2014 included options for an additional 75 corridor-configured locomotives In 2015, IDOT ordered 12 additional units for use on
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#17327975686121100-769: The Charger design. The locomotives will replace the 31 existing GE Genesis locomotives used on the Metro-North Railroad 's Hudson Line , Harlem Line , and Danbury Branch ; they will use third rail electric power whenever available, instead of only in Manhattan. The contract had options for 144 additional locomotives: 40 for Metro-North, 66 for the Long Island Rail Road , 20 for the New York State Department of Transportation (for Amtrak Empire Service trains), and 25 for
1150-806: The Cummins Onan Corporation, whose products remain in service today. This Business Unit was formed recently, following a merge of the Power Generation Unit and High Horsepower Sub-Division. On August 22, 2017, United Rentals announced it had acquired all mobile power generation assets from Cummins. To maintain fleet and customer service continuity, some Cummins employees joined United Rentals. Cummins Component Business Unit consists of emission solutions, filtration (Fleetguard), fuel systems, turbo technologies (Holset), and electronics. The Cummins Turbo Technologies unit designs and manufactures turbochargers and related products on
1200-520: The Cummins RV family only strengthens the brand and more uniformly speaks to our manufacturers and consumers,” said Jodie Wilson. “The brand changing will not affect product or service offerings, but will help us to continue on our promise of delivering dependability across the globe.” Rebranding occurred globally on all marketing activities, as product branding changed across all manufacturing plants beginning July 2017. President Joe Biden visited
1250-821: The Cummins plant in Fridley, Minnesota on April 3, 2022. It was part of his "Investing in America" tour. Cummins had announced a US$ 1 billion initiative to produce clean energy technology, including electrolyzers for hydrogen cells in Fridley. Exhaust and emissions after-treatment company Nelson Industries was purchased in 1999, due to the increasing importance of exhaust after-treatment systems for meeting future emissions standards. The division changed its name to Cummins Emission Solutions to be identified more closely with their parent company. Cummins has some joint ventures with Chinese manufacturers, such as Dongfeng Cummins,
1300-695: The Cummins product line. The ISG/X12 is the foundation for all Cummins future engine platforms. Other entities were Cummins Beijing, Chongqing Cummins Engine, Xi’an Cummins Engine, Wuxi Newage Alternators, Xiangfan Fleetguard, Wuxi Cummins Turbo Technologies. Cummins India is the Indian subsidiary of Cummins. Cummins India is publicly traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). Cummins began its India operations on 17 February 1962 in
1350-552: The Danbury and Waterbury branches. Delivery of the 33 locomotives is expected to be completed in 2027. The first two units were delivered in October 2024 and are expected to enter service in early 2025. After the orders, as of March 2024, the contract still has options for 32 locomotives for Metro-North, 66 for LIRR, 26 for NYSDOT and 19 for CTDOT. In December 2022, the Government of Ontario and Ontario Northland announced
1400-480: The Fun Roads brand will also be retired. As Onan will now be repositioned as an RV product line, with the new rv.cummins.com website and social media platforms serving as tools for RVers across the country to find relevant information like product specs and a sales and service locator. “Looking to unify Cummins into one cohesive, unified brand, we decided that consolidating both products (engines and generators) into
1450-773: The Holset brand name. In 1986, Cummins began the acquisition of Onan and completed it in 1992. Since then, Onan has evolved into Cummins Power Generation (now Cummins Power Systems), a wholly-invested division of Cummins. The Onan name continues to be used for modern versions of their traditional engine-driven generators for RV, marine, commercial mobility, home standby, and portable use. Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced that it will be unifying its brand strategy across its Power Systems business segment, which provides high-speed engines from 760 – 4400 HP and power generation equipment from 2–3,500 kW, including standby and prime power gen sets, alternators, switchgear and other components. Currently,
1500-410: The Midwest states. Another eight options were exercised by MARC , bringing total contract orders to 76. In September 2014, Brightline purchased ten SCB-40 locomotives with options for an additional eleven. The locomotives are used in pairs, bookending four passenger cars (expandable to seven) on Brightline's Miami – West Palm Beach service. The SCB-40s have a streamlined front end that conceals
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1600-453: The event of minor front-end collision, and a prime mover de-rated to 4,200 horsepower (3,100 kW) to lengthen maintenance intervals. Assembly of the first ALC-42 began in March 2020. On August 5, 2020, Amtrak announced that one of the first six locomotives will be painted in a replica of the "Day 1" livery to commemorate 50 years of Amtrak service, while the other five will feature a preliminary "Phase VI" paint scheme. The remainder of
1650-776: The fleet will introduce a new "Phase VII" livery. By February 2021, 12 units had begun production, with the first locomotive, AMTK 300, delivered to Amtrak on June 17. The first ALC-42 locomotives entered revenue service on the Empire Builder on February 8, 2022. On the same day, Amtrak announced that they had ordered an additional 50 ALC-42s, bringing the total number of locomotives ordered to 125. Amtrak plans to purchase at least 75 intercity trainsets with dual-mode ALC-42E locomotives from Siemens. The trainsets will be used primarily on routes that operate over both electrified and non-electrified track, which currently require costly and lengthy locomotive swaps when transitioning between electrified and non-electrified territory. In diesel mode,
1700-466: The front coupler behind a removable nose cone and produce a maximum of 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) instead of the 4,400 hp (3,300 kW) on the SC-44. Brightline later ordered five additional trainsets and one extra locomotive (eleven locomotives total) for use on the extension to Orlando, with delivery between September 2021 and 2023. These locomotives have been able to reach speeds of up to 130 mph. As of February 19, 2023, all trainsets and
1750-402: The largest fine to date. The fines came after manufacturers evaded testing by deliberately deactivating emissions controls during highway driving to give the appearance of being in full regulatory compliance during standard laboratory testing. The manufacturers also agreed to spend more than $ 1 billion to correct the problem. The trucks used engine ECU software to engage pollution controls during
1800-565: The last expected by 2024. Compared with the SC-44, changes were made to the ALC-42 to make it more suitable for long-distance service: additional positive train control systems for nationwide service, a larger 2,200-U.S.-gallon (8,300 L) diesel fuel tank (instead of 1,800 U.S. gal [6,800 L]), a larger diesel exhaust fluid tank, a larger sandbox , a more powerful 1,000-kilowatt head-end power generator (instead of 600 kW), an extended nose section for easier repair in
1850-457: The last four entered service in 2023. In January 2022, Montreal's Exo ordered ten Siemens Chargers to update the fleet. They are planned to replace the aging F59PH locomotives. MARC announced in August 2015 that it was seeking $ 58 million to purchase eight locomotives to replace their aging electric-powered AEM-7 units, with deliveries planned for late 2017. The purchase was approved by
1900-506: The locomotive to divert power generated by dynamic braking away from the resistor grids to HEP and onboard locomotive auxiliary power demands. In response to a 2013 Request for Information from Metro-North Railroad , Siemens said they would be capable of producing a dual-mode variant of the Charger with onboard energy storage for use by Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road , as well as intercity service on Amtrak's Empire Corridor . California's SC-44s have aerodynamic " spoilers " on
1950-811: The locomotives' designation had been changed to SCV-42. The trainsets entered service in 2022. For 150 mph (241 km/h) or more in the US, see High-speed rail in the United States Cummins Cummins Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines , filtration, and power generation products. Cummins also services engines and related equipment, including fuel systems , controls , air handling, filtration , emission control , electrical power generation systems , and trucks . Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana , Cummins sells in approximately 190 countries and territories through
2000-533: The most popular engines built is the 5.9-liter I6 engine used in the Dodge Ram heavy-duty pickups starting in 1988. In 2007, a 6.7-liter version of the Cummins straight-six engine became optional on the RAM pickup. In 2008, Cummins was a named defendant in a class-action suit related to 1998-2001 model year Dodge Ram trucks, model 2500 or 3500, originally equipped with a Cummins ISB 5.9 liter diesel engine built using
2050-525: The natural gas distribution network in the United States began to expand. Cummins has a technical center in Darlington , England, for developing products for the European, Middle Eastern, and Asian markets. Cummins Power Systems Business Unit consists of alternators, automatic transfer switches, commercial power systems, consumer systems, engines, and paralleling systems. All of the above stem from
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2100-605: The portfolio features the Cummins, Cummins Power Generation and Cummins Onan brands. With immediate effect, the branding will be consolidated under the Cummins brand. The Cummins Power Generation and Cummins Onan brands will be retired and the Onan name synonymous with mobile gensets, will be repositioned as a generator product line under the newly unified Cummins brand in the RV market. Cummins Inc. will also be permanently changing all “Fun Roads” branding to Cummins RV moving forward as well and
2150-746: The rear of their roofs that match the height of bi-level California and Surfliner cars . The Charger series competes with other Tier 4 compliant locomotives, such as the EMD F125 and the MPI MPXpress MP54AC. However, unlike the Charger series, both the F125 and MP54AC have struggled to find customers, selling fewer than 50 units each. The first production SC-44 unit was unveiled on March 26, 2016. The first two Charger locomotives to leave Siemens' factory in Florin, California were transported to
2200-745: The spare locomotive have been delivered to Brightline. In June 2018, the North County Transit District Board of Directors approved the purchase of five SC-44s for its San Diego-area Coaster commuter rail service, replacing five older F40PH locomotives. Deliveries began in August 2020 and are expected to conclude in the spring of 2021. Two additional units were approved in June 2019, and another two in September. These additional locomotives will replace two existing F59PHI locomotives and allow increased service levels. The first five locomotives entered revenue service on February 8, 2021. Two more units were approved in 2020, and
2250-465: The title SC-44 . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SC-44&oldid=1193708919 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Siemens Charger The Siemens Charger
2300-591: The upgraded Lincoln Service corridor. California ordered 16 additional units in November 2015 for use on the Pacific Surfliner beginning in 2018, plus two more units in 2016 for the Northern California services. Washington state ordered an additional unit to replace locomotive 1402, which was lost in the 2017 Washington train derailment and two more in connection with its purchase of new Siemens trainsets. A total of 68 locomotives (32 base and 36 options) were ordered for Amtrak state corridors in this contract: 24 for California, 11 for Washington state, and 33 for
2350-673: Was a British company that produced turbochargers , primarily for diesel and heavy-duty applications. In 1973 the company was purchased by Cummins after briefly being owned by the Hanson Trust . Holset now operates facilities in China, India, Brazil, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 2006, the division officially changed its name to Cummins Turbo Technologies to be identified more closely with its parent company. The turbocharger products still use
2400-667: Was established in 2003. Cummins has built a technical centre in Pune which houses over 2500 engineers, called CTCI (Cummins Technical Centre India). Cummins India has made significant contributions to local skill development by establishing the MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women , a women-only engineering college in Pune. In 1998, the EPA announced fines totaling $ 83.4 million against Cummins and six other diesel engine manufacturers,
2450-868: Was not until 1933 that their Model H engine, used in small railroad switchers, proved successful. The Cummins N Series engines became the industry leader in the post-World War II road-building boom in the United States, with more than half of the heavy-duty truck market using Cummins engines from 1952 to 1959. In the 1960s, the company opened an assembly plant in Shotts , Scotland (closed in 1996). By 2013, Cummins had operations in 197 countries and territories. Cummins Engine Business Unit consists of aftermarket support, mid-range, heavy-duty, and high-power engines. Its markets include heavy and medium-duty trucks, buses, recreational vehicles (RV), light-duty automotive, and several industrial uses, including construction, mining, marine, oil, gas, railroad and military equipment. One of
2500-712: Was put into service on the westbound Empire Builder on February 8, 2022, after extensive testing in the Midwest and on the Empire Builder route. Of the 2 units on the inaugural service, one was Amtrak's "Day One" heritage unit #301. California regional commuter line Altamont Corridor Express ordered four SC-44 locomotives in April 2018, with deliveries beginning in December 2019. They entered revenue service in 2020. On December 21, 2018, Amtrak ordered 75 ALC-42 locomotives with options for an additional 100. The first locomotive entered service in February 2022, with
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