As of late December 2021, the number of Russian Railways’ Class 3ES5K “Ermak” electric mainline freight locomotives, equipped with an autopilot system featuring Virtual Coupling, reached 630. Since January 2021, each new Class 3ES5K carries an autopilot system. Throughout 12 months, TMH manufactured 136 such locomotives. Almost 500 more were equipped with these systems through respective service depots. Virtual Coupling enables synchronized operation of two trains while maintaining a safe di
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