Performance Upgrades
Software 和 hardware upgrade options to reduce fuel consumption 和 emissions, enhance asset availability 和 reliability, 和 optimize asset lifecycle costs.
Performance Upgrades
Modernizing Your Fleet
The FDL Advantage
Wabtec has developed a fuel-saving engine upgrade package for its FDL locomotive platform as well as a complete control system replacement. In addition to addressing industry imperatives for improved fuel efficiency 和 reliability, these solutions introduce next-generation data 和 software capabilities to position railroads for the future of transportation.
Up to 5% reductions in fuel consumption
The FDL Advantage is an upgrade to the existing FDL engine that will provide significant fuel savings at the Tier 1+ emission level. It features improved air h和ling 和 a high-pressure common rail fuel system which offers improved injection control. These updates allow for improved tuning of the engine. In addition, other design elements have been incorporated to improve reliability. The FDL engine has been in production since the 1950’s 和 operates in heavy-haul applications throughout the world.
