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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 ]
The EMD MP15, sometimes referenced as MP15DC, is a 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) diesel–electric road switcher locomotive model produced by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1974 and 1980. It was equipped with a V12 12-645E engine sporting a Roots blower .
Progress Rail Services Corporation (reporting mark PRLX), a fully owned subsidiary of Caterpillar since 2006, is a supplier of railroad and transit system products and services headquartered in Albertville, Alabama. [1]
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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.
The locomotive was designed as an AC traction alternative to the SD70M-2 that uses three DC traction motors on each of two three axle trucks. Only BNSF ordered the model in 2014. [3] The other locomotive with this wheel arrangement is the EMD SD70MACH, which is an SD70MAC rebuilt by Progress Rail for Metra and used for passenger service. In ...
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 ...
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.