The switcher is a rapidly-dying species ... many older, unreliable locomotive types, such as the EMD SD60I, SD50, and the GE Dash 8 series, are being cut up. Nestled amongst the modern freight ...
A switcher locomotive does not need such a tender. The energy storage unit is placed in the locomotive carbody. As the experience of the Progress Rail EMD® SD40JR Joule battery locomotives at Pacific ...