DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES

Diesel Locomotive Services, Inspection, and Repair

FMW offers significant experience in hands-on diesel-electric locomotive diagnostics, repair, and maintenance. Keeping locomotives in top condition is key to ensuring reliability of service and maintaining reasonable operating expenses. The following headings provide a bit more detail on the expert diesel locomotive services FMW provides its clients, which include Class I railroads, leasing companies, short line railroads, and tourist rail operations.

Inspection

Whether you are looking to acquire or lease a used diesel-electric locomotive, or you are interested in undertaking an internal audit of your own fleet, FMW can provide prompt, detailed, and accurate inspection services. Our expert diesel mechanics are experienced in EMD and GE locomotives of all ages and models. 

Repair Services

With nearly 20 years' experience working in a Class I diesel shop, our experts have seen nearly everything. We are well versed in all manner of diesel-electric locomotive maintenance, and can offer your enterprise guidance and/or repair services regarding the following:

• On-site wheel reprofiling;

• Power assembly changeout;

• Turbo changeout;

• Gear trains repair;

• Lubrication system repair;

• Main generator replacement;

• Air compressor maintenance and replacement;

• Aux generator maintenance and replacement;

• Traction motor changeouts;

• Air brake systems; and

• Other primary and secondary locomotive systems.

Diagnosis

Sometimes locomotives act up. They are the work horses of your enterprise, and even with the best maintenance, things can go awry. FMW is available to provide independent, objective on-site diagnostic services to railroads, leasing companies, short lines, and tourist operations. EMD, GE, old or new, we can handle it!

Component Overhaul

FMW has undertaken the overhaul of key locomotive mechanical components, including: all portions of locomotive trucks; prime movers; air brake systems; and other primary components on locomotives. We are familiar with multiple models of locomotives, including those from the following major categories:

• EMD GP Locomotives (GP7, GP9, GP38, GP40, GP50, GP59, GP60, Dash 1 and Dash 2);

• EMD SD Locomotives (SD40, SD50, SD60, SD70MAC, SD80, SD90-43, AC/DC, Dash 1, Dash 2, Dash 3);

• EMD Switching Locomotives (SW1000, SW1200, SW1500, MP15AC, MP15DC, etc.);

• GE Dash 7 Locomotives;

• GE Dash 8 Locomotives;

• GE Dash 9 Locomotives;

• GE GEVO Line and Tier IV Locomotives (AC/DC);

• "Tourist" Locomotives (E8, GP7, GP30, GP38, ALCo, Etc.); and

• GE Industrial Locomotives (44 - 110 Ton).