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Amtrak has awarded an $850 million contract to Siemens Mobility for 75 diesel locomotives as part of the railroad’s plan to replace its aging national network fleet.The initial 75 Charger units will be used primarily on Amtrak’s long-distance services, with options to purchase more units for use on some state-supported routes and to support future growth, Amtrak officials said in a press release."These new locomotives will offer increased reliability, more hauling power, improved safety features and lower emissions," said Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson.The new units will replace primarily Amtrak’s aging P40 and P42 locomotives, some of which have been in service for more than 25 years. The units will be manufactured at Siemens plant in Sacramento, California. Safety system features on the locomotives will include crash energy management and positive train control. Capable of reaching speeds of 125 mph, the units will have 16-cylinder Cummins QSK95 diesel engines with modern control systems and alternating current propulsion.The engines will be equipped with the latest Tier 4 emissions technology, which is designed to reduce nitrogen oxide by more than 89 percent and particulate matter by 95 percent. In addition, the engines will provide an average of 10 percent savings in diesel fuel consumption, Amtrak officials said.The units will be delivered starting in summer 2021 and will begin entering service in fall 2021. They will power trains used on the following routes: Auto Train, California Zephyr, Capitol Limited, Cardinal, City of New Orleans, Coast Starlight, Crescent, Empire Builder, Lake Shore Limited, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle.All locomotives are expected to be in service by 2024. Maintenance of the units will be supported by a supplemental multiyear technical support spares supply agreement.Amtrak will pay for the new locomotives with available funds, railroad officials said.

Feldhaus, as well as law enforcement personnel, have interviewed and obtained information on hundreds of people and tracked information from across the Midwest.

He said police have received 200 to 300 tips from the public. "We are in the process of computerizing the information from the tips in order to form a time line," he said.

When police investigators checked the basement of 510 Sixth St. S.E. last week, some media outlets started reporting possible breaking news in the Huisentruit case.

At the end of the day, it’s about giving prospective residents many of the same things they might already be enjoying in their daily lives.

“When we were headed to Starkville,” Magee said, “I started feeling around in my pockets and my wallet wasn’t there. Thank goodness someone was driving to the game from close to Spartanburg.”

“The challenge we run into is when the histories are more subtle,” she continued. “Then it’s harder for the victim to know that her full history is in the [GPS], or in the car log, or the phone log.”

First, it’s important to note these solutions from Control4 are for professionally installed systems; they typically control between 25 and 125 devices, and generally cost $1,000 to $50,000. This is a premium market aimed at households generating income over $150,000 annually, of which management believes the company has only penetrated roughly 1.5% — so plenty of growth over the next decade remains.

The smart fleet management market can segmented based on solution, hardware, and geography. In terms of solution, the smart fleet management market has been segmented into fleet scheduling, inventory management, vendor management, and others. The smart fleet management has control features such as efficiently controlled inventory stocking levels and re-order points. It automatically reviews invoices and purchase orders. Based on hardware, the smart fleet management market has been segmented into ADAS, remote diagnostics, and others. With the adoption of smart fleet management solutions, a service provider or transporter can measure maintenance costs and monitor driver behavior. The global smart fleet management market is expanding at a rapid pace. Regions such as North America are looking forward to adopting smart fleet management solutions. In terms of geography, the global smart fleet management market has been segregated into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America. Asia Pacific is projected to be the leading smart fleet management market in 2018 due to growing transport facilities in countries such as India, China, and Japan. The smart fleet management market in the region is driven by regulations about transport safety.

She joined Crowley Logistics’ Accounting department where she worked for six years before moving on to TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico. There, she worked in booking and customer service, then moved to the Cargo Support Department.

The solution? Repeat what happened in Africa, get the skittish jaguars used to the nearby company of cars – then when they have cubs, make it normal for cars to be around them.

Buried beneath 1,219.20m of Antarctic ice lies Lake Mercer, a subglacial body of water that formed thousands of years ago and has been long separated from the rest of the world. A project to explore this lake—and its mysterious contents—is finally set to begin later this month.