The New Jersey Transit Corporation exercised an option for eight additional Bombardier ALP-45 dual-power locomotives from Bombardier Transportation. This is NJ Transit’s fourth order for this locomotive type and is based on a contract signed in 2008. NJ Transit will now own 60 of these locomotives.

“We are very proud of our long-standing partnership with NJ Transit and the agency’s reliance on our proven ALP-45 DP locomotives as it continues to modernize and expand its rail fleet,” Elliot G. (Lee) Sander, president of the Americas region for Bombardier Transportation, said. “These new locomotives are far more environmentally-friendly than the diesel units they’re replacing. Additionally, they offer NJ Transit greater operating flexibility and provide passengers with the safety and convenience of a one-seat ride to and from Penn Station in New York City.”

The new dual-power locomotives will meet current EPA Tier IV requirements, reducing emissions when operating in diesel mode and running emission-free when operating in electric mode. The units are capable of operating under both diesel power and alternating current electric power from overhead lines. The NJ Transit rail system includes both electrified and non-electrified lines. Deliveries of these locomotives are scheduled for 2022.

NJ Transit is an established customer of Bombardier. Over the years, Bombardier has provided more than 100 electric and dual-power locomotives, hundreds of push-pull commuter coaches and 429 MultiLevel I and II vehicles to NJ Transit. Last year, NJ Transit awarded Bombardier a contract for 113 MultiLevel III commuter rail cars. Bombardier was a member of the consortium that designed and built NJ Transit’s turnkey River LINE light rail system between Camden and Trenton, NJ, and now operates and maintains the system under a contract with NJ Transit.