Mr. Arunendra Kumar, Chairman, Railway Board; Mr. Marc Buncher, Sr. Vice President, EMD with other dignitaries at EMD’s facility inauguartion
October 16, 2014, Bangalore , INDIA– Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD), one of the leading global locomotive manufacturers, is expanding its base in India with a new world class facility at Noida to better serve Indian Railways (IR) and other global customers. Today, EMD, a fully owned subsidiary of Progress Rail Services, a Caterpillar Company, offers complete railroad solutions to railways across the world, including locomotives, track, repower, signaling and safety technologies.
Billy Ainsworth, Progress Rail and EMD president and chief executive officer said, “EMD is committed to investing in India to support Indian Railways in future technology. In order to provide effective support to IR, we have increased our indigenization in India by inaugurating our new facility in Noida today.”
The Noida facility is aimed at making India a global hub for export of sophisticated locomotive systems and control equipment, including complex electronic control cabinets, and also providing support services like overhaul of components. Through the new facility, EMD strives to increase its local participation and create jobs in India.
EMD’s partnership with the Indian Railways achieved a new milestone in 2013 with the rollout of the 1,000th EMD designed WDG4 locomotive from Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, and in 2013-2014, 290 EMD designed high horsepower locomotives were manufactured at DLW.
