Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. & Transnet Rail Engineering Unveil the First of 50 New GT26CU-3/Class 39-200 Locomotives Being Assembled in South Africa

KOEDOESPORT, South Africa - Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) and Transnet Rail Engineering (TRE) has
rolled out the first GT26CU-3/Class 39-200 3,000 THP locomotive at the
Transnet Rail Engineering facility in Koedoespoort, South Africa. The balance
of the order for 50 units is scheduled for delivery by the end of the third
quarter of 2009. This marks the first new diesel locomotive to be delivered
for service to Transnet Freight Rail in 20 years. With over 40% of the parts
to build the locomotive sourced in South Africa, EMD believes this is just
the beginning of a long-term relationship between EMD and TRE in building or
rebuilding locomotives and locomotive subassemblies. EMD has delivered to
Transnet Freight Rail in the last 40 years over 600 diesel electric
locomotives, which do form the backbone of Transnet Freight Rail’s diesel
fleet.

These units were assembled, painted and tested at TRE by a joint labor
force of EMD and TRE employees. The EMD GT26CU-3 is equipped with a 3,000 THP
16-645E3 16 cylinder engine. The GT26CU-3 is also equipped with an AR10-CA5
alternator, high voltage cabinet and EM2000 microprocessor locomotive control
system with FIRE(TM) display system. TRE has the role as the main
subcontractor on the project. Some of the major components being fabricated
and supplied from South Africa include the fuel tanks, cab structures, engine
hoods, cooling hoods, underframe structures, bogie frames, sand boxes and
equipment racks.

EMD has incorporated several new designs into the locomotive to enhance
driver comfort, safety and maintainability of the locomotive. TRE has worked
closely with the project team and technical team from EMD giving TRE the
skills to build a modern EMD locomotive in a production environment. The
transfer of technology has come as a direct result of the GT26CU-3 /Class
39-200 locomotive project.

According to Albert Enste, Vice President International Sales & Service,
“The success of the GT26CU-3 locomotive is vital to providing safe and
reliable cost effective diesel freight locomotives for rail operators in the
South African region that would otherwise not be able to replace older fleets
that have become unreliable and, in some cases unsupportable through
obsolesce.”

Building the GT26CU-3/Class 39-200 locomotives utilizes the combined
efforts of EMD’s technology and TRE facility and resources, which will have
long lasting benefits for both companies. With EMD’s commitment to providing
core components and technical assistance, as well as locomotive assembly
provided at TRE, and the large amount locomotive content being sourced in
South Africa will make locomotive maintenance and scheduled overhauls run
smoothly, providing reliable locomotive service with minimal down time. “The
GT26CU-3/Class 39-200 locomotives will be the best, most reliable locomotives
in the Transnet fleet. Feedback from drivers, operators, maintenance
personnel, ergonomics, and safety experts have all been very favorable, and
they cannot wait to get these units into service,” says Steve Hoisington,
Vice President of South Africa Operations.

Founded in 1922, Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. is one of two U.S. original
equipment manufacturers of diesel-electric locomotives. Headquartered in
LaGrange, Illinois, with additional facilities in London, Ontario, Canada,
EMD designs, manufactures and sells diesel-electric locomotives for all
commercial railroad applications and has sold its products in more than 73
countries worldwide. The Company is the only diesel-electric locomotive
manufacturer to have produced more than 70,000 engines and has the largest
installed base of diesel-electric locomotives in both North America and
internationally. In addition to its locomotive manufacturing activities, EMD
has an extensive aftermarket business offering customer’s replacement parts
and a range of value-added services for its locomotives. The Company is also
a global provider of diesel engines for marine propulsion, offshore and
land-based oil well drilling rigs, and stationary power generation.

Additional information may be found at www.EMDiesels.com.

Source: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.

Mike Ricci of Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., +1-708-387-5792, michael.ricci at EMDiesels.com