PROGRESS RAIL
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With coverage spanning across 23 locations throughout Australia and a team of more than 700 people, Progress Rail serves as a leader in rolling stock and infrastructure solutions for Australia and the Southeast Asian markets.
ROLLING STOCK
Progress Rail has powered and supplied Australia with the majority of its current fleet. Whether traversing rugged terrain or withstanding desert sands, Progress Rail delivers with EMD® locomotives to meet all key applications. This includes our EMD® SD70ACe/lci locomotive for heavy iron ore and coal hauling, the new EMD® GT46ACe Gen II standard gauge locomotive for intermodal and heavy haul operations, and our latest EMD® GT46CUACe Gen III locomotive, which represents the most powerful narrow gauge diesel locomotive available on the market to date. For lighter axle load applications, the EMD22L locomotive features an advanced control system for improved diagnostics and performance.
MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS
With 14 facilities located throughout Australia, the Progress Rail team is ready to serve our customers with above rail solutions by providing full contract maintenance services. Additionally, five facilities have the capability to provide full locomotive overhauls, repowers and upgrades, as well as major component overhauls, including engines, traction motors and alternators, radiator fans and auxiliary motors, bogies and wheelsets. Our overhaul capabilities include not only EMD® OEM equipment and components but also other OEM locomotive, engine and traction motor components. For those in the mining industry, our team is able to perform electrical rotating overhauls supporting mining trucks and fixed plant equipment. Progress Rail provides parts distribution support with our centre based in Redbank, Queensland. We also provide 24/7 support to our customers through our Fleet Control Centre based in Cardiff, New South Wales.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Progress Rail’s Infrastructure team has significant below-rail solutions through our rail switch and crossing design and manufacturing facility based in Revesby, New South Wales. In Perth, our team provides asset protection and signal technology, with the capability to handle design, installation and monitoring needs. Our Infrastructure team also supplies rail welding equipment and services, as well as Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) equipment for maintaining in-country railways.
