New Switcher for U.P.

[trainfan1221]

Nice to know the Army is being enviro-friendly.

[Awesome!]

http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=40528

The Army got their new switcher...

[n012944]

Chef:

Thanks for the video link...

 

Do you always talk to yourself? 

 

[n012944]

NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.

I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2..

Isn't that like saying that a Boeing 737-600 has more performance than a Douglas DC-3?

Seriously, what is the HP on the switcher?

1,000 HP on the NW2, 1500 on the SW1500.

To tell you the truth, I rather be flying the DC-3 than Boeing 737 due to the reliable engines. I would rather use the SW1500.. I think NW2 had problems with their engines.

 

Not wanting to get off topic or anything, but a jet engine found on a 737 is about 10 times more reliable than the piston engine that a DC-3 would have.....................................

[Awesome!]

Thanks for the info....

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Railpower's spec sheets don't even provide for use of an SW1500 frame:  http://www.railpower.com/dl/RPSeries.pdf

http://www.railpower.com/dl/GGSeries.pdf

NRE used an SW1500 frame on UPY 2005 (the centercab), but as I mentioned previously, NRE fabricates new frames for almost all of its gensets.

[Awesome!]

NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.

I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2..

Isn't that like saying that a Boeing 737-600 has more performance than a Douglas DC-3?

Seriously, what is the HP on the switcher?

1,000 HP on the NW2, 1500 on the SW1500.

To tell you the truth, I rather be flying the DC-3 than Boeing 737 due to the reliable engines. I would rather use the SW1500.. I think NW2 had problems with their engines.

[silicon212]

NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.

I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2..

Isn't that like saying that a Boeing 737-600 has more performance than a Douglas DC-3?

Seriously, what is the HP on the switcher?

1,000 HP on the NW2, 1500 on the SW1500.

[Awesome!]

Have any gensets or hybrid switchers been built entirely from scratch with a new frame?  The ones I keep hearing about use frames from pre-existing EMD and GE locos, which I guess lowers cost since they're plenty of diesel switchers out there.

Almost all of NRE's gensets have been built on new frames.  AFAIK, only UPY 2005, the two gensets for Fort Worth & Western and the two 3GS21C's (NS 3850 & PHL 80) have been built on secondhand frames.  All of Railpower's gensets and hybrids are on used frames.

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=91731

They are still using the frame from SW1500 as standard for the Genset and hybrids. They are most reliable and efficient to repair.

[Awesome!]

NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.

I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2..

Isn't that like saying that a Boeing 737-600 has more performance than a Douglas DC-3?

Seriously, what is the HP on the switcher?

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Have any gensets or hybrid switchers been built entirely from scratch with a new frame?  The ones I keep hearing about use frames from pre-existing EMD and GE locos, which I guess lowers cost since they're plenty of diesel switchers out there.

Almost all of NRE's gensets have been built on new frames.  AFAIK, only UPY 2005, the two gensets for Fort Worth & Western and the two 3GS21C's (NS 3850 & PHL 80) have been built on secondhand frames.  All of Railpower's gensets and hybrids are on used frames.

[Lyon_Wonder]

Have any gensets or hybrid switchers been built entirely from scratch with a new frame?  The ones I keep hearing about use frames from pre-existing EMD and GE locos, which I guess lowers cost since they're plenty of diesel switchers out there.

[silicon212]

NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.

I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2..

Isn't that like saying that a Boeing 737-600 has more performance than a Douglas DC-3?

[Awesome!]

NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.

I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2..

[Awesome!]

Chef:

Thanks for the video link...

 

Do you always talk to yourself? 

NO Class!!!!!

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.

[silicon212]

Chef:

Thanks for the video link...

 

Do you always talk to yourself? 

[Awesome!]

 Don't call it an old switcher, I can remember when IHB got brand-new SW1500's in 1967 or 1968.  An NW2 is an old switcher.  http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=667726

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what year did they came out?

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

 Don't call it an old switcher, I can remember when IHB got brand-new SW1500's in 1967 or 1968.  An NW2 is an old switcher.  http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=667726

[Awesome!]

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=91431

An old switcher... SW1500

[Awesome!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57pLBPfW5PQ&feature=related

 

Chef:

Thanks for the video link...

[chefjavier]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57pLBPfW5PQ&feature=related

 

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

The various gen-set switchers and the various MK/MPI switchers share a similar carbody style which is reported to have good visibility.  I will concede that the short nose takes a bit of getting used to compared to older endcab switchers but I haven't found them to be ugly.

[New Haven I-5]

Sure is purdy!

I think just the opposite. What ever happened to the RS Class. ( I know the answer.)

[Anonymous]

I like the Alco switchers, especially after the HH series. It is a shame that Alco was not able to stay in the market. I was able to take rides in cabs of several rs-11 s and They could sure pull a load. I have also been able to get some hands on experience on MRS 1's at a museum, and have also been able to work on them. The T6 is my all time favorite. I would like to have one. @ meanalcoman

[YoHo1975]

That would explain why it doesn't follow EMD naming convention.

 

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

What about the GP-15D & GP20D?

The GP15D and GP20D are versions of the MK1500D/MP1500D and MP2000D.  They were actually built by MotivePower and were marketed by EMD for the switcher/road-switcher market.  They have Caterpillar engines and Kato main generators. 

The only GP15D's are CEFX 1501-1510 and the only GP20D's are CEFX 2001-2040.  They are leased to UP (in CEFX blue) and operate in Houston and the surrounding area.

According to the EMD spec sheet, the GP20D uses a GM16V170B20-T2 4-Stroke Diesel. That's not a Cat motor I don't think unless GM just created a partnumber for it.

Having perused Greg McDonnell's "Field Guide to Diesel Locomotives" many times, that's just about what happened.  It's a Cat engine with a GM part number.

[YoHo1975]

What about the GP-15D & GP20D?

The GP15D and GP20D are versions of the MK1500D/MP1500D and MP2000D.  They were actually built by MotivePower and were marketed by EMD for the switcher/road-switcher market.  They have Caterpillar engines and Kato main generators. 

The only GP15D's are CEFX 1501-1510 and the only GP20D's are CEFX 2001-2040.  They are leased to UP (in CEFX blue) and operate in Houston and the surrounding area.

 

 

According to the EMD spec sheet, the GP20D uses a GM16V170B20-T2 4-Stroke Diesel. That's not a Cat motor I don't think unless GM just created a partnumber for it.

[chefjavier]

Which Green Machine locomotive work best and reliable?

1. National Railway Equipment {3GS-21B} UPY

2. Railpower Technologies {RP20BD} UPY