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B.C. RAIL employee Bill Ertman is all smiles as he views the first of 22 new Dash 8 40CM locomotives built for
the railway company by General Electric.

Rail unions upset over
locomotive purchases

BC RAIL recently signed a $44-
million deal with General Electric
(GE) for the delivery of 22 new
4,000-horse-power GE Dash 8-
40CM locomotives, a move that
does not sit well with several
unions that represent BC Rail
workers.

By SURJ RATTA
News Reporter

The first of the new locomotives
was introduced to the press and the
public recently in Squamish by
provincial transportation minister
Rita Johnston.

BC Rail spokesman Barrie Wall
said the company received tenders
from GE and Genera! Motors and

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decided the GE bid was superior.

Although GE has a plant in
eastern Canada, Wall said BC Rail
was forced to sign a deal with GE’s
U.S. operations in Erie, Penn-
sylvania because the company’s
Canadian component already has a
full production schedule and
would be unable to do the work.

“We got a 15-year extended
warranty from GE. In the past
when one of these (locomotives)
became defective we just rebuilt it
in our own yards,’ said Wall.
“With this deal, we just drop in a
new piece of equipmemt, whatever
that may be.

He added that all of the repair
work on the new locomotives will

be done in B.C. by BC Rail
workers, and Wall said no jobs
will be lost as a result of the GE
deal.

“The unions have been given
written guarantees that there will
not be any job losses as of this
deal,’ said Wall, who added that
the new locomotives ‘‘will require
a reduced requirement in
workforce.”’

But some union members argue
that the GE warranty plan will
result in a loss of jobs because
most of the major repair work will
be done by GE in the United
States.

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