carnej1 GE is offering the package and has also stated they would build new ES23B locomotives if someone would order them: http://www.fasterfreightcleanerair.com/pdfs/Presentations/FFCACA2008/Pete%20Lawson.pdf No RR orders so far although wasn't there an article recently about GE getting a contact to repower switchers at the Port of Houston?
GE is offering the package and has also stated they would build new ES23B locomotives if someone would order them:
http://www.fasterfreightcleanerair.com/pdfs/Presentations/FFCACA2008/Pete%20Lawson.pdf
No RR orders so far although wasn't there an article recently about GE getting a contact to repower switchers at the Port of Houston?
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7254912.html
This is the article your talking about. The locomotives in question have CAT 35xx engines that are tier 2 but they could probably be converted to spark ignited gas engines that should be sufficient. GE claims they can deliver Tier 4 engines in a couple of years - good luck. At a price of $2 mil each they could build new locomotives rather than fiddle around with a conversion.
"I Often Dream of Trains"-From the Album of the Same Name by Robyn Hitchcock
GE offers a 'Straight 6' GEVO re-power package(sort of 1/2 of a standard V12 GEVO). I have not seen/heard of any takers. The EMD 710ECO package comes in two versions; a V8 and a V12. Right now, I think they have done maybe something like a dozen for KCS and UP.
Jim
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
I was thinking (after finding a video of one of EMD's 710 ECO rebuilds) about GE's Evolution Series prime mover and other motive power platforms. Could/does GE 'update' older locos (Geeps, etc) with an EVO-based prime mover? Is EMD having any luck with their program?
Dan
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