Engineering, procurement and construction contractor Bodi International has entered into an agreement with Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, to purchase 16 EMD® SD70Ace/LW locomotives for Mongolia ...

“These railroads selected EMD to supply their new locomotives based on the demonstrated performance and leading fuel efficiency of the SD70ACe,” said Progress Rail/EMD President and CEO Billy ...

Progress Rail is a Tier 4 also-ran that has sold 100 or so of its EMD SD70ACe‑T4. They remain in use on Union Pacific. CSX purchased 10 but ultimately returned them.

Modeled after an EMD SD70ACe, Pardo’s current build rides on six Caliber II longboard trucks, which he chose for their durability and predictable skateboard behavior.