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LEDtronics Innovative LED Bulb Design Improves CLCX Process

Locomotives Ground Lighting by ‘200%’

■ Story URL:

http://www.ledtronics.com/Applications/ApplicationsDetail.aspx?id=78

SPECIFICS

CLCX, LLC (DBA Chattahoochee Locomotive

Company) had a problem that needed addressing.

Incandescent lights on the outside of its locomotives

were wasting too much power and were not provid-

ing suﬃcient bright light to eﬀectively illuminate the

steps, couplers, and trucks of the locomotive.

Lighting around a locomotive is very important

to the safety of the train crews. Poor lighting can

result in injuries from missteps when walking, step-

ping onto or oﬀ of a locomotive, and when making

couplings or hooking up train line air hoses. Poor

lighting is an industry–wide concern, according to

the Federal Railroad Administration.

CLCX, LLC Process Locomotives use the lat-

est technologies to provide very safe low emissions

locomotives. To promote better safety, eﬃciency, and

reduce maintenance costs, the company decided to

use LED ground lighting manufactured by LEDtron-

ics. at improved the light output,

changed it from a pale yellow light to

a daylight bright light, increased the

bulb life by more than ﬁve times, and

reduced the power draw by 90%.

LEDtronics is a pioneer in the

design and manufacturing of direct

incandescent bulb replacement and

in eco–friendly LED technology since

1983. Today, the Torrance, Califor-

nia–based company is still the innova-

tive leader in LED technology. CLCX,

LLC says LEDtronics’ LED bulbs im-

proved the lighting on the company’s

locomotives by “200 percent.”

LEDtronics’ engineering created a

LED bulb that ﬁt the existing ﬁxture

of the old incandescent, saving re–

conﬁguration costs. e bulb replaced

was the industry standard “A19.” e

LED bulb reduced the power draw

from 25 watts for the A19 bulb down

to 2.3 watts.

CLCX, LLC has been rebuild-

ing and repowering locomotives

since 1978. Its third–generation,

eco–friendly Process Locomotives

use the very latest in innovative open

architecture technologies, according

to the company. e Process Locomo-

tives are in applications from Alaska

to Mexico and at various locations in

48 states. e locomotives oﬀer low

emissions, low noise, excellent fuel

eﬃciency, and high adhesion traction

control. ey are practical to operate

and maintain for 30 or more years

in industrial switching and short line

operations.

Beyond the safety and mainte-

nance/labor costs successes, CLCX,

LLC indicated that with the U.S.

Government mandate to phase out

traditional incandescent bulbs and

compact ﬂuorescent lamps (CFL)

bulbs, it believes all locomotives will

be switching to LED bulb usage in

every aspect of lighting due to the

many positive business and safety

beneﬁts. 

Check LEDTRONICS.COM for more LED

lighting application stories

PART: Custom Design

■ Customer:

Chattahoochee Locomotive

Co.

■ Location:

Conyers, GA. USA

■ Application:

app nature

■ Product Part Number:

[Custom Design]

■ Customer Email:

clcsc@processlocomotive.

com

■ Photo Courtesy:

Mike Hendrix (railspur.com)

■ Story Published:

March 16, 2011