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SERVICES

NRE offers our customers a wide variety of services and options when evaluating your locomotive fleet. Whether it is design and application engineering, fleet maintenance, consulting, project management, field service, financing or leasing, NRE's long history of solid growth has allowed us to position ourselves to handle any and all of our customers needs. We tailor our programs to meet your specific requirements to insure we provide you with only the highest level of quality service.

our services

01 FRA Inspections

NRE can also complete the FRA requirements for the periodical inspections for your locomotives. The locomotives can be sent to one of the NRE shops or our field service team can perform the inspections onsite. We can perform the inspection to your requirements or choose the NRE inspection which can include:

  • Wheel report
  • Brake shoe check
  • Piston travel
  • Handbrake check
  • Lights
  • Run checks
  • FRA compliance
  • Change oil filters
  • Change air filters
  • Check for fluid leaks
  • Check fluid levels
  • Change air brake equipment

02 Control System & Propulsion Upgrades

NFORCE Control Module

  • Manufactured for the locomotive industrial environment using the latest technology.
  • Includes one Digital Signal Processor board, one Power Supply board, and up to five digital Input/Output boards depending on application needs. This allows for a scalable system with inter-changeable modules.
  • All boards are multi-layer utilizing EMI shielding.
  • NFORCE operating firmware is in-system programmable, allowing for easy field upgrades and maintenance.

Standard Features

  • Main Generator Management
  • Output Current & Voltage Monitoring & Indication
  • Main Generator Excitation Control
  • Protection & Alarm Indication

Traction Motor Management

  • Current Monitoring & Indication (up to 8 traction motors)
  • Over Current Indication & Protection
  • Over-Temperature Indication & Protection
  • Slipped Pinion Indication & Protection
  • Open Circuit Indication & Protection

Adhesion Control for Wheel Slip Indication & Control

  • Wheel Creep Control
  • Wheel Over Speed Protection & Indication
  • 10T Train Line & Indicator Light Control
  • Sanding Control

Diesel Engine Management

  • Throttle Rate Loading Control
  • Engine Over Loading Protection
  • Throttle & HP Indication

Transition & Field Shunting Control

Dynamic Braking & Extended Range Control

Load Meter Control

VR Control

  • Battery Charging Voltage Regulation
  • Battery Charging Voltage Monitoring & Indication

Operator-Initiated Self Test Modes

  • Relay & Contactor Test Mode
  • Load Meter Test Mode

Fault & Diagnostic Package

  • All records are time stamped
  • All measurements will be displayed in Metric or Imperial
  • Includes trip & Kilowatt logs
  • Includes 120 second diagnostic log (0.1 second resolution)
  • Includes continuous diagnostic data stream log (0.1 second resolution, used in conjunction with NALYSIS ™ Software Package)
  • Includes 100 faults with 3 seconds of data before & 1second after event (0.1 second resolution)

Optional Features

  • Radiator Shutter & Cooling Fan Control
  • Slow Speed Control Ø Air Compressor Control
  • Engine Governor Throttle Control
  • Reverser Control
  • Automatic Ground Fault Detection & Smart Reset
  • Traction Motor Cutout from display eliminating MCO switch
  • Idle Limiting Control Ø NVISION Operator Interface Panel

NLIMIT Control Module

  • Manufactured for the locomotive industrial environment using the latest technology.
  • Includes a two slot box and one multifunction board.
  • A second Input/Output board can be installed depending on application needs. This allows for a scalable system with inter-changeable modules.
  • All boards are multi-layer utilizing EMI shielding.
  • NLIMIT operating firmware is in-system programmable, allowing for easy field upgrades and maintenance.

Standard Features

  • Reduced engine fuel consumption – resulting in significant fuel savings, by shutting down and restarting the locomotive engine during appropriate idle periods.
  • Integrated recording function – records certain locomotive statistics, events, and alarm logs.
  • System indicator lights & Sirens – indicates the status of the system.
  • Operator-Initiated Self Test Mode – allows verification of system operation.
  • Alarm & diagnostic package – monitors the health of system.
  • Automatic ground relay reset – monitors and resets main generator ground relays automatically.
  • Load shedding – automatically turns off the locomotive headlights after a preset period elapses. Load Shedding eliminates repeated, and unnecessary, locomotive restarts.
  • Low/high idle – monitors water and ambient temperatures, reduces idling costs in above freezing temperatures, and maintains engine operating temperature during colder periods.

Optional Features

  • Fan control – monitors water temperature and activates the cooling fans at specified temperatures, while cycling through the fans to share fan operation.
  • Locomotive kilowatt-hour logs/records – These statistics are then used to compare locomotive maintenance costs against locomotive working time.
  • Locomotive speed and distance – provides travel statistics.
  • Hot traction motor protection – protection from running traction motors in excessive short term ratings causing traction motor reliability issues.
  • crew alert vigilance – promotes safer train operations by monitoring the activity of the train controls while the locomotive is being operated.

NLIGHT

  • LED Lights for Conventional GP38 and SD40 Locomotives

Features

  • Reduces the need for changing light bulbs on bi-annual basis thus decreasing maintenance and service issues.
  • Life expectancy of solution is approximately 10 years producing a cost savings over the life of the product compared to current methods

 

03 Engineering

NRE offers our customers a wide variety of services and options when evaluating your locomotive fleet.  Whether it is design and application engineering, fleet maintenance, consulting, project management, field service, financing or leasing, NRE’s long history of solid growth has allowed us to position ourselves to handle any and all of our customers needs.  We tailor our programs to meet your specific requirements to insure we provide you with only the highest level of quality service.

04 Field Services

Welcome to NRE HELP, the field services department of NRE. If you are here to request our services, please navigate to the appropriate section on the left. Below are some of the services we offer:

  • FRA Inspections / Qualifications
  • Customized P/M Service
  • 24 Hr. Emergency Service
  • NFORCE / NLIMIT Installations
  • Idle Limiting Systems Installed
  • Wheel Truing / Flange Cutting
  • Hot Start Service & Installation
  • Remote Control Service & Installation
  • Traction Motor Adhesion Upgrades
  • Maintenance Consultation
  • Major Component Change Out
  • Locomotive Upgrades
  • Load Box Testing / Ring Seating
  • Damage / Wreck Repairs
  • Engine Analysis Oil Sampling

As well as 92 day, annual and tri-annual inspections.

05 Leasing

The NRE lease fleet meets the needs of Class-I railroads, short line carriers and industrial customers. The fleet make-up includes a composite of four axle and six axle locomotives ranging from 18 ton per axle general purpose units to 34 ton per axle special duty locomotives. Locomotive power availability ranges from 500 horsepower per unit to 3,600 horsepower per unit. NRE leasing representatives take the time to design lease programs and conditional sales agreements to fit the budgetary needs of each individual customer.

 

Services within some of NRE’s different lease and conditional sales programs include:

Worldwide leasing capability

Fast, efficient turnaround on all lease packages

Full-service, full maintenance leases

Lease options with market value and pre-determined buyouts

Straight equipment leases

Long term and short term leases

Conditional sales agreements

06 Paint

Enhance your equipment to last longer by using our state of the art paint facility. At NRE we have the flexibility to meet your paint specifications or can assist with a new design to meet your locomotive needs. Our complete process includes cleaning, sandblast, and paint in a qualified systematic process. The OSHA/EPA approved facility combined with 30+ years of experience makes NRE a leader in the locomotive paint industry.