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The Progress Rail PR30C is a 3,005 hp (2,240 kW) [1] C-C diesel-electric locomotive rebuilt by Progress Rail. It is the result of a conversion to an existing EMD SD40-2 -type locomotive. This involves replacing the existing prime mover with an EPA Tier-II -compliant turbocharged V16 Caterpillar 3516. [ 1 ]
Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry. Formerly a division of General Motors, EMD has been owned by Progress Rail since 2010.
Progress Rail PR43C locomotive at Anniston, Alabama. On May 24, 2008 Caterpillar agreed to acquire all of the capital stock of MGE - Equipamentos e Serviços Ferroviários Ltda., a São Paulo, Brazil-based locomotive component and transit car services company to become part of Caterpillar's Progress Rail Services Corporation.
The rail industry is testing trains powered by fuel cells and lithium batteries. But it is resisting a switch from diesel locomotives due to costs. Battery-powered trains could be a climate game ...
It was the result of a conversion of existing EMD SD50 locomotives. This involved replacing the original EMD 645 prime mover with a pair of Caterpillar engines, a 3,600 hp (2,680 kW) 12 cylinder C175 engine and a 700 hp (522 kW) C18 engine. [1] [2] The locomotive was jointly designed by Progress Rail and Norfolk Southern Railway. Development ...
The line is diesel train operated unable to progress into the electric 3rd rail underground Birkenhead and Liverpool Merseyrail tunnels & stations. If battery trains are introduced that capable of operating in the tunnels, the Borderlands line will be incorporated into the Wirral Line becoming an urban metro line between Liverpool and Wrexham.
The evacuation process for the two derailed trains was completed at 19.22 WIB on 7 October 2015 and caused all train cancelled. The locomotive involved in this accident was substantially damaged and sent to Progress Rail in 2018, and has returned to Lampung in 2020. [8] [9] [10] As of May 4, 2021, the locomotive has returned into service.
The SC and SW switchers were the first locomotives produced in EMC's new factory after its completion in 1936. ... (3rd rail) 567C: 1,750 hp ... Battery electric ...