And maybe sooner if there is grant money at stake ...
carnej1 D.Carleton With the right hammer, yes. That said, with these units NS now has two classes of locomotives with the 12N-710G3B engine: GP33 and GP59E. If this is deemed to be a success there are 37 GP38-3s on the roster that are derated GP50s. Could these be future candidates for a 710 transplant? Correct me if I'm wrong but I read that the GP38-3s rebuilt from GP50's had their as-built 16-645F engines removed and replaced with remanufactured 645E's. The reason supposedly being an oil line issue with the "F" engine that was difficult to correct in the rebuilding process. I know that this engine swap was done on the SD40E units the railroad has rebuilt from SD50s... I would suspect that the process was more capital intensive ($) than just derating the existing engines so I would doubt that NS would turn around and do a capital rebuild a second time.. CSX has converted SD50's to "SD40-3s" by derating the "F" series engines so not all railroads seem to share NS's concerns..
D.Carleton With the right hammer, yes. That said, with these units NS now has two classes of locomotives with the 12N-710G3B engine: GP33 and GP59E. If this is deemed to be a success there are 37 GP38-3s on the roster that are derated GP50s. Could these be future candidates for a 710 transplant?
With the right hammer, yes.
That said, with these units NS now has two classes of locomotives with the 12N-710G3B engine: GP33 and GP59E. If this is deemed to be a success there are 37 GP38-3s on the roster that are derated GP50s. Could these be future candidates for a 710 transplant?
Correct me if I'm wrong but I read that the GP38-3s rebuilt from GP50's had their as-built 16-645F engines removed and replaced with remanufactured 645E's. The reason supposedly being an oil line issue with the "F" engine that was difficult to correct in the rebuilding process.
I know that this engine swap was done on the SD40E units the railroad has rebuilt from SD50s...
I would suspect that the process was more capital intensive ($) than just derating the existing engines so I would doubt that NS would turn around and do a capital rebuild a second time..
CSX has converted SD50's to "SD40-3s" by derating the "F" series engines so not all railroads seem to share NS's concerns..
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I thought that aftermarket (GE) 645F blocks had the issues resolved.
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Nice photo here ..
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=513753&nseq=8
Yes, but does tab A really fit into slot B???
Yep, looks exactly like the SD59MX and the SD30C. No NS design there. Only work they did was to follow the Instructions....on this one.
oltmannd Radiators change has to be for split cooling, no?
Radiators change has to be for split cooling, no?
That is correct. Probably the Norfolk Southern designed version like those used on theirGP59E's. They really are good over at the Juniata Shops.
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I was just reading about this ... http://www.altoonaworks.info/rebuilds/ns_gp33eco.html
http://hamptonroads.com/2015/01/greener-norfolk-southern-locomotives-ready-testing
Two new environmentally friendly locomotives are on track for use in the Chicago and Atlanta areas.
Norfolk Southern Corp. this week rolled out a pair of GP33ECO diesel-electric, switching locomotives at its Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pa.
The locomotives, designed to generate fewer emissions, are the first of 25 to be built for Norfolk Southern by Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. They will be funded in part by $35 million from the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.
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