since officially commencing commercial operations in january 2016, etihad rail db has been responsible for the transport of up to 22,000 tonnes of granulated sulphur every day in trains of up to 110 wagons. trains are hauled by 4,300 horsepower emd sd-70 locomotives. in february 2017, etihad rail db announced that it had safely run its 1,000th train for adnoc. as of 20 january 2017, etihad rail db confirmed that it had transported more than 10 million tonnes of sulphur in over 1 million hours worked with zero lost time injury (lti) in a relatively short time since inception, which reflects its internal culture.