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GE Unveils Hybrid Road Locomotive

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GE Unveils Hybrid Road Locomotive
Posted by Limitedclear on Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:20 AM

GE Unveils First Hybrid Road Locomotive

LOS ANGELES CA -- May 23, 2007:  GE today announced the debut of its
one-of-a-kind hybrid road locomotive at its Ecomagination event in Los
Angeles.
GE's Evolution® Hybrid locomotive will be unveiled tomorrow, May 24,
at LA's
historic Union Station to demonstrate the progress that GE's
Transportation
business is making in developing a freight hybrid locomotive that is
capable of
recycling thermal energy as stored power in on-board batteries.

This demonstration hybrid unit will be one of many technologies
featured at the
Ecomagination event that are developed and used in the rail industry to
reduce
smog-causing emissions, including Nitrous Oxide emissions, and
particulate
matter. Ecomagination is GE's initiative to bring to market new
technologies
that will help customers meet their most pressing environmental
challenges.

"This hybrid demonstration unit is another example of our commitment
to invest
in technology and bring new, innovative concepts to life," said John
M. Dineen,
President and CEO of GE- Transportation. "We will continue to support
Ecomagination by engineering product offerings that help customers
improve fuel
efficiency, reduce emissions and sustain a long life of reliable
service."

Bearing road number 2010, the 4,400 horsepower Evolution® Hybrid
diesel-electric prototype will feature a series of innovative batteries
that
will capture and store energy dissipated during dynamic braking. The
energy
stored in the batteries will reduce fuel consumption and emissions by
as much
as 10 percent compared to most of the freight locomotives in use today.
(In
addition to reduced emissions, a hybrid will operate more efficiently
in higher
altitudes and up steep inclines.)

Several GE customers including BNSF are helping to serve on GE's
advisory board
for the development of hybrid technology.

"BNSF is committed to helping develop new technologies that benefit our
operations as well as the environment," said Matthew K. Rose, chairman,
president and chief executive officer, BNSF Railway Company. "We are
proud to
be partners with GE on the development of the hybrid locomotive,
alternative
fuel research and the testing of other technologies that optimize the
performance of our locomotive fleets."

This past week, the Evolution® Hybrid demo unit traveled along Union
Pacific's
network on its trek to California for its unveiling. Union Pacific also
serves
on GE's advisory board.

"Union Pacific is developing and investing in new technologies that
provide for
cleaner air, including a locomotive fleet that's the greenest in the
industry,"
said Jim Young, Chairman and CEO, Union Pacific. "We congratulate GE on
working
toward developing a hybrid locomotive and applaud innovation from
suppliers
that can support our leadership in caring for the environment while
delivering
the goods that America needs."

Before the GE hybrid locomotive is offered commercially, the
engineering team
will continue work and analysis on the innovative lead-free
rechargeable
batteries and corresponding control systems on-board the locomotive.
Following
lab testing, GE will produce pre-production units for customer field
validation
purposes.

"This locomotive will reduce emissions while providing operating
benefits to
our customers that transport consumer goods and other raw materials by
recapturing the energy wasted during train braking," said Steve Gray,
GE -
Transportation's Engineering Leader. "As we work toward bringing
the Evolution®
Hybrid locomotive to commercial production, our engineers will use this
locomotive as a living lab working with our customers to test, study,
and
refine our hybrid locomotive technology."

The energy dissipated in braking a 207-ton locomotive during the course
of one
year is enough to power 160 households for that year.

About GE - Transportation

GE - Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company , delivers
technology
solutions for the rail, marine, and mining industries. Products and
services
include freight and passenger locomotives, railway signaling and
communications
systems, diesel engines for marine and stationary power applications
and
motorized systems for mining trucks and drills.

From GE Corporate Press Release 



 

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Posted by BigJim on Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:28 AM
OH NO! Something else electrical to go wrong. Hey, when are we going to start smelling those "french fry" flavored diesel fumes?  

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Posted by Randy Stahl on Thursday, May 24, 2007 10:59 AM

 BigJim wrote:
OH NO! Something else electrical to go wrong. Hey, when are we going to start smelling those "french fry" flavored diesel fumes?  

That's what I'm looking for , after all , it is possible that your oil could come from a variety of sources .. your consist could smell like a carnival , french fries, funnel cakes , corn dogs , fried haddock, onion rings.......

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Posted by BigJim on Thursday, May 24, 2007 1:13 PM
Too bad oil isn't used to make Cotton Candy.

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Posted by Railfan1 on Friday, May 25, 2007 5:39 AM
Laugh [(-D]
"It's a great day to be alive" "Of all the words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, It might have been......"
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 6:52 PM
Does anyone have any pictures of the demonstrator unit? I tried to find some but the only ones I could find are on another website you have to join to see them. I want to know because I saw a locomotive hood on the back of a truck and part of the back was shaped differently than on the GEVOs and Dash 9s. I thought it could be from part of the hybrid since it was supposed to be rolled out soon.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:54 PM
here is:
http://singingwith.blogspot.com/
I tried to post them to some rail fan sites but my pictures have not approved yet, so I posted them on my blog in Japanese site. I know you may not read but you can able to see the picture.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:24 PM
Thanks for the pic. If your other pictures get approved I want to see the other side because the side of the hood I saw was the left.
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Posted by n012944 on Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:11 PM

 Snufkin wrote:
here is:
http://singingwith.blogspot.com/

just activating the link

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 31, 2007 11:20 PM
 santafe347 wrote:
Thanks for the pic. If your other pictures get approved I want to see the other side because the side of the hood I saw was the left.


you are welcome and I got approved and posted at http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/ under name of locomotive "GECX 2010".
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Posted by dxr8007nz on Friday, August 17, 2007 10:33 PM
what about EMD hybrid ?

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