GE Transportation and TÜLOMSAŞ Secure First Locomotive Order by Turkish Private Operator Korfez Ulastirma, logistics affiliate of Tüpraş

GE Transportation (NYSE:GE) will supply five diesel-electric locomotives to Korfez Ulastirma A.S., the subsidiary of Turkey’s largest refinery Tüpraş, operating in railway transportation. Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş. is the first private operator in Turkey to make such a purchase since the government began issuing licenses to use mainlines one year ago.

Announced at InnoTrans 2018, the agreement includes GE Transportation’s PowerHaul® series locomotives, which are European Standards compliant and provide world-class fuel economy.