Fan Railer Posted July 22, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 22, 2010 Kinda old news by now, but the board approved a purchase of 20 locomotives back on the 14th. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/boston-orders-motivepower-hsp46-diesels.html http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,2231965 can't wait to see further specifications on these units, and an official rendering...:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted July 22, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 22, 2010 A HP what?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted July 26, 2010 Share #3 Posted July 26, 2010 also on a side note also buying/leasing up to 11/12 MP36PH's from Utah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted July 31, 2010 Share #4 Posted July 31, 2010 The Railway Gazette article says the new locos will be of a new design and have a more powerful GE diesel motor. I wonder what the new locos will look like. Hopefully, they'll have a more aerodynamic look than the current MP36s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted July 31, 2010 The Railway Gazette article says the new locos will be of a new design and have a more powerful GE diesel motor. I wonder what the new locos will look like. Hopefully, they'll have a more aerodynamic look than the current MP36s. There should be an article about it in the August issue of Railway Age... i'm looking forward to what they have to say about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted August 31, 2010 Share #6 Posted August 31, 2010 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted August 31, 2010 All I can say is if these new diesels do well then it will draw attention. IDK if Amtrak would be one of them, but anything can happen. Amtrak buying new diesels isn't for a while though. I do know that this new diesel will use the GEVO-16 engine and will produce a total of 4650 HP. This will also be the first time the GEVO series engine has appeared on a four axle locomotive. nope... GEVO 12 engine.... more fuel efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted September 1, 2010 Share #8 Posted September 1, 2010 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted September 1, 2010 Oh shit I said the wrong thing. Thanks for pointing that out. Still 4650HP is a lot for a commuter trains. from a diesel that is...... it'll be cool once AMTRAK gets it's version of the locomotive, the acceleration should be decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted September 1, 2010 Share #10 Posted September 1, 2010 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share #11 Posted September 1, 2010 Yeah what I meant to say it's a lot for a diesel that will be doing commuter service. Most of them have between 2800-3600HP. GO Transit is an exception though as they have a 4000HP version called the MP40PH-3C. Just imagine that on the LIRR. very true, still though, it would be nice to see a commuter diesel to utilize the full potential of the prime mover, instead of having it downrated to a set spec. for instance, both the MP40PH-3C and the PL42AC could be rated at 4500 horsepower with proper modifications to the EMD 710G's. and GE has already stress tested it's GEVO 12 to 5200 horsepower iirc. AC Traction motor ratings shouldn't be a major issue, since they can come at a maximum rating of 2144 hp anyway. if only they could find a way to make the engines load faster without coming into conflict with EPA emissions regulations.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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