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GE Transportation expands locomotive diesel engine remanufacturing facility; demand increasing in part from compliance requirements for EPA Tier 3 standards

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This increase will be driven by routine locomotive overhaul cycles and the need to comply with stringent EPA Tier 3 emissions standards for diesel engines by 2013. In March 2008, EPA finalized a three-part program that will reduce emissions from diesel locomotives of all types: line-haul, switch, and passenger rail. and Fort Worth, Tx.

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Clean Energy wins $10M, multi-year transit deal with New Jersey Transit

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In 2015, Dillon’s fleet consumed 1.1 Raven Transport will deploy an additional 10 new LNG tractors out of Clean Energy’s Fort Worth, Texas, station starting in early March, which are expected to consume approximately 220,000 GGEs annually. The use of natural gas fuel also reduces greenhouse gas emissions up to 21%.

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New RNP Flight Path Designed by GE Aviation Debuts at Bradley International

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The inaugural flight using the newly-approved approach to Bradley International Airport’s Runway 15 was American Airlines Flight 1916, which arrived from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. —Captain Brian Will, American Airlines’ Director – Airspace Modernization and Advanced Technologies.

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GE unveils prototype for first Tier 4 heavy-haul locomotive

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GE Transportation unveiled the prototype for its next Evolution Series Locomotive that will decrease constituent emissions by more than 70%. Effective in 2015, Tier 4 standards will require manufacturers of locomotive diesel engines to lower particulate emissions 70% and NO x 76%, compared to engines first introduced in 2005.