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"The cabless hybrid locomotive is an important development for RailPower
as we seek to go forward providing product for specific needs of our partners
in the railroad industry," said RailPower President and CEO Jim Maier.

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Work has already started on the detailed design of the locomotives to make
them applicable for use by the MoR."

About Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. The Company is also a global
provider of diesel engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land-based oil
well drilling rigs, and stationary power generation.

About Berkshire Partners:
Berkshire Partners has invested in mid-sized private companies for the
past twenty years through six investment funds with aggregate capital
commitments of approximately $3.

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CN is working to renew collective agreements with the Teamsters
Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), representing locomotive engineers, and
the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), whose
members maintain and repair CN's signals and communications equipment., Montreal, Halifax , New
Orleans, and Mobile, Ala. Headquartered in
LaGrange, Illinois, with additional facilities in London, Ontario, EMD
designs, manufactures and sells diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial
railroad applications and has sold its products in more than 70 countries
worldwide.com . Berkshire has developed specific industry experience in several
areas including consumer products, industrial manufacturing, transportation,
communications, business services, and retailing and related services .

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(EMD) signed an agreement today for the supply of three hundred 6,000
horsepower locomotives, EMD 's most powerful diesel-electric locomotive. We
are confident this is the beginning of a long and fruitful cooperation among
the MoR, DLoco and ourselves, and we will all benefit greatly from this
contract. Greenbriar and Berkshire Partners have entered
into a strategic joint venture and co -investment agreement to address certain
transportation and related investment opportunities. Greenbriar manages
$700 million of committed limited partner capital and co-investment
commitments and, together with Berkshire, has access to more than $1 billion
for investment in privately negotiated equity investments within the
transportation industry. The operator will be able to control the
locomotive from onboard or trackside using a portable RC system.

Commitment to Air Quality
The Green Goat(R) and LNG locomotives are part of BNSF's commitment to
improving air quality across its system. BNSF
Railway is an industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer
transactions at http://www.

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MONTREAL----CN announced today that
members of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) have ratified a
new four-year labour contract with the company.com .

BNSF was awarded clean-air grants in July 2004 by
the Texas Emissions Reduction Program (TERP) for implementation of the hybrid
technology. At the beginning of this
year, there were an estimated 1,500 systems in use by North American carriers ,
including 23 U.

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31, 2007, provides for increased wages and improved benefits.ca

Canadian National Railway Company (TSX:CNR) (NYSE:CNI)

(Toronto: P) have
announced that BNSF will keep its "Green Goat(R)," an environmentally friendly
hybrid switch engine, in service for five years in the Los Angeles area and
that it is acquiring four cabless Green Goat(R) units for use in Texas.
RailPower, (http://www.

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CN has renewed labour agreements with the UTU section
representing brakemen and conductors on the company's Northern Quebec
Territory; the Canadian Auto Workers; the Teamsters Canada Rail
Conference/Rail Traffic Controllers; and the Canadian National
Railways Police Association.A.
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14,
2005, reached a tentative contract with the United Transportation
Union (UTU), which represents approximately 2,600 conductors ,
assistant conductors, yard service employees and traffic coordinators
in Canada.

Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. Announces Sale of 300 Diesel-Electric Locomotives to Ministry of Railways in China

Mr. Hamilton, President and CEO of EMD noted, "This is a very
important business development for our company. Jerry Greenwald, Chairman of Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.

BNSF to Expand Use of Environmentally Friendly 'Green Goat(R)' Switch Engines in Los Angeles Area and Texas

Between 1996 and
2004 , BNSF acquired more than 2,250 cleaner burning, fuel-efficient
locomotives representing about half of its current fleet.railpower.
A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI), BNSF
Railway operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with
about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces.

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Paul, Memphis, St.:
Founded in 1922 , Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. Additional information may be found at
http://www.greenbriarequity.newscom .
"This product, the first of its kind and based on our core hybrid design,
is purely for remote control use.
freight trains have become so fuel efficient that they are now moving each ton
of freight over 400 miles on each gallon of fuel consumed.

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www. The
locomotives feature the latest heavy haul traction systems used on North
America's major Class l railways and are being jointly designed and
manufactured with DLoco under a technology license in Dalian, China. is one of two U . Additional information may be found at
http://www. BNSF will acquire
an additional 285 locomotives for 2005.

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The USWA represents approximately 2,250 employees who maintain
and repair CN's track , bridges and structures in Canada./Superior, Wis.com .

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Mr.
"Remote control is a growing trend in switching service as railroads seek
to reduce costs and make yards even more efficient.

That is about
three times the fuel efficiency of moving the same tonnage exclusively by
truck . Its U. The railway
is among the world's top transporters of intermodal traffic, moves more grain
than any other American railroad, transports the components of many of the
products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulphur coal to generate
about ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States.

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Canadian National Railway Company spans Canada and mid-America,
from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving
the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert , B. This contract is a
very important step in solidifying long-term cooperative relationships in
China. Additional information may be found at
http://www.S.

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Until the CIRB renders its
decision , any right to strike or lock out is suspended. stated, "We
are very pleased with the award of this important business.0 billion of acquisition value and combined revenues in excess of
$17.

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The new contract, covering the period from Jan. Louis, and Jackson, Miss. original
equipment manufacturers of diesel-electric locomotives. The firm's investment strategy is
to seek companies that have strong growth prospects and to partner with
talented management teams who are interested in being owners of the companies
they operate.

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USWA members at CN ratify new labour agreement

, and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo,
Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn.cn. BEIJING, Representatives from the Ministry of
Railways (MoR), Dalian Locomotive Works (DLoco) and Electro-Motive Diesel,
Inc. In
addition to its locomotive manufacturing activities, EMD has an extensive
aftermarket business offering customers replacement parts and a range of
value-added services for its locomotives.0 billion. Hybrid Switch Engine Joins LNG Locomotives for Service in L. "BNSF is also reducing emissions on other locomotives by
installing automatic start-stop technology on locomotives, retrofitting older
engines, and reducing train resistance (drag) through low torque bearings,
wheel/rail lubrication to reduce friction and reduced aerodynamic drag.

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The locomotives will be powered by EMD's 16-cylinder 6,000 hp engine, will
use the latest AC traction drive systems and will be capable of meeting USA
EPA Tier 2 emissions regulations, making them some of the most environmentally
friendly locomotives in the world. Basin;
Four Cabless Hybrid Locomotives Ordered for Service in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas and LOS ANGELES, BNSF
Railway Company (BNSF) and RailPower Technologies Corp .
"BNSF works hard to improve air quality in the communities it serves,"
says Mark Stehly, BNSF's assistant vice president environmental and research
and development.com ) a leader in specialized energy
technology systems for the transportation and power generation industries, is
headquartered in North Vancouver, BC. engineering headquarters is in
Erie, Pa.

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In another recent labour development in Canada, CN on Feb.
These efforts will result in the first locomotives being available for testing
in China in the latter half of 2007 with full production running over the
following two years.
Berkshire has been an investor in over 80 operating companies with more than
$13. Remanufactured from existing
switcher locomotives, they cut oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulates 80-90
percent, while reducing greenhouse gases and diesel fuel consumption 40-70
percent when compared to conventional yard switchers in the 1,000 to 2,000
horsepower range.
According to data tracked by the Association of American Railroads, U.

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C., Green Bay, Wis. John S. We have worked for many years
in developing the right combination of technology with the ability to localize
manufacturing capability to meet the needs of our partners and customers.

Hybrid Locomotives to be Added in Texas
The four GG20B cabless hybrid locomotives for Texas service will be
delivered later this year. The railway also is acquiring new
locomotives and retiring older and less efficient ones.

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Teams are also developing the production
plans for the portion of the locomotives that will be manufactured in China.5 billion.S.

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, with
connections to all points in North America.EMDiesels .

About Greenbriar Equity Group:
Greenbriar Equity Group LLC is focused exclusively on making private
equity investments in the global transportation industry, including companies
in freight and passenger transport, commercial aerospace, automotive,
logistics, and related sectors . The Green Goat(R) uses a relatively small, clean,
efficient, diesel genset in conjunction with over 300 batteries to improve
fuel economy and reduce pollution.

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The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) continues its review
of CN services that should be maintained in the event of strikes or
lockouts involving the TCRC, IBEW or UTU.
The MoR has embarked on an extensive program to upgrade the rail system
throughout China, and the application of these highly reliable, high powered
diesel locomotives for mainline operations will enable the MoR to
significantly increase the speed and throughput of its railways.S. The Company is the only diesel-electric locomotive manufacturer to
have produced more than 70,000 engines and has the largest installed base of
diesel-electric locomotives in both North America and internationally.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050523/DAM049 )
In Los Angeles, the Green Goat(R) joins BNSF's four Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) locomotives in service elsewhere in the area; the four are the only LNG
locomotives in the country.
RailPower's hybrid locomotives feature small diesel gensets and large
banks of recyclable lead-acid batteries. And each double stack intermodal train can carry more than 300
truckloads.com .

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,
Minneapolis/St. The Chinese locomotive market has terrific opportunities for future
growth and joint development, and we are delighted to be able to participate
in it. In April 2005, Greenbriar
Equity Group LLC, Berkshire Partners LLC , and certain related parties acquired
EMD from General Motors Corporation. railroads," stated Maier .