USA: Short line railway, terminal and port operating group Watco has reached a commercial agreement to deploy Intramotev’s TugVolt autonomous self-propelled wagon battery-electric wagons on its network, starting with a terminal at Wood River, Illinois.
‘We are always exploring new ways to support our customers’, said Aaron Jensen, Watco’s SVP of Operations Solutions & Support, on September 16. ‘This programme with Intramotev reflects our commitment to evaluating innovative technologies that could help us better meet the needs of our shipper customers.’
Intramotev co-founder and CEO Tim Luchini said ‘our technology brings new levels of flexibility to yard operations, helping customers move freight exactly when and where they need it. That means fewer delays, lower costs and supply chains that work on the customer’s schedule.’
TugVolt wagons are now in revenue service with limestone quarrying company Carmeuse Americas on the Bush Bay rail line at Cedarville in Michigan, where they have delivered over 3 500 wagonloads and moved over 225 000 tonnes this year.
