McHugh Locomotive & Equipment specializes in assisting short line railroads, regional railroads, and industrial plants with rail operations with any type of locomotive service or repairs.
We understand the importance of minimizing downtime and our service team can provide emergency service or plan around your work schedule. Electrical components or mechanical parts found to be defective during periodic inspections and beyond on-site repair are normally in stock to get your locomotive back in service.
We offer preventative maintenance and certified FRA inspection programs.
- 92 Day
- Annual
- Tri-Annual
We minimize downtime and get your locomotives running.
- Our service technicians can quickly diagnose electrical and mechanical problems.
- Replacement of everything from the smallest parts to main generators, air compressors, or entire power plants.
- We can safely and efficiently replace individual EMD power assemblies in 6, 8, 12, or 16-cylinder engines.
- On-site wheel turning service can re-profile and eliminate flat spots on your locomotive wheels.
- Our service technicians are experienced in using cranes or side-boom equipment to safely handle all types of projects.
- On-site locomotive truck assembly, wheel axle set, and traction motor, change outs.
- We routinely change out smaller diesel engines found in industrial locomotives.
- We can upgrade current EMD 645-E engines to meet EPA Tier 0+ emission standards at your location.
- Installation of idle reduction systems – HOTSTART or equivalent
- Emergency service is no problem.
Our service crew is at a regional railroad making on-site repairs to this EMD SD40-2 locomotive.
On-site changing out the axle wheel set on an EMD SD40-2 locomotive.
Replacing defective wheel / axle assemblies on a EMD switcher locomotive at a industrial plant rail operation.
Changing out a defective truck assembly on a ALCO road locomotive at a short line railroad.
The wheels on this EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive at a steel mill were worn out. The McHugh team replaced old truck assemblies getting the locomotive back in service quickly.
Performing a FRA 92-day inspection and service on a EMD SW1200 locomotive at short line railroad operation.
Replacing a auxiliary generator on this EMD MP1500 locomotive at a regional railroad.
A failed D-15-C main generator is being replaced on a EMD SW1200 locomotive for a switching railroad located in New York.
Replacing a failed D-15-C main generator on a EMD SW1200 locomotive at a industrial plant rail operation.
McHugh technicians are replacing a D-22-B main generator on this EMD SW1500 locomotive.
Our team replaced four defective traction motors on this GE 44-ton locomotive on-site at a transload rail operation. The unit was hoisted by a McHugh supplied crane and is being placed back onto truck assemblies reconditioned by McHugh Locomotive.
On a job site at a short line railroad replacing defective power assemblies on this EMD SW1200 locomotive.
On-site at a regional railroad replacing power assemblies in a EMD SD40-2 locomotive. We have all of the specialty tools required to replace power assemblies and replace main bearings on a crankshaft for EMD 567 / 645 diesel engines.
