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The Railpower GG20B Green Goat is a low-emissions diesel hybrid switcher locomotive built by Railpower Technologies Corp. It is powered by a single Caterpillar C9 six cylinder inline engine developing 300 horsepower (224 kW), which is also connected to a large battery bank where both sources combine for a total power output of 2,000 horsepower (1,490 kW).
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 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 ]
Former KCS SD70MAC freight units rebuilt by Progress Rail Services. First unit arrived October 2022, and the first locomotives began running in late 2023. SD70ICC Norfolk Southern: 2 1250-1251 These locomotives were rebuilt from PRLX/NS SD70M-2 locomotives, numbered 2674 and 2686. They were rebuilt in late 2023 by Progress Rail.
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 ...
All sold to Progress Rail. 8 units were resold to Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad; units 6000, 6003, and 6006-6007 later returned to GECX by 2024. [10] Union Pacific: Standard 7500-7509 10 November 1995-December 1996 The first ten units were originally numbered 7000-7009. 7000 was the first AC6000CW ever built.