It seems that every 6000 hp freight locomotive recently designed has failed. Many recent posting here and elsewhere have talked about Amtrak cutting back train length and removing cars so that they can operate with just one locomotive to reduce costs. However, this practice severely restricts revenue generation and is hurting the bottom line.
It seems that Amtrak's single locomotives are a bit too under-powered and two locomotives are overkill. Any new modern Siemens units are going to present the same dilemma.
Is there another solution? After doing some quick research I found a possible answer.
These are an EMD American design. They are full cowl. They are 6300 hp. I don't know how reliable they have been but there are over 300 out there being used everyday so perhaps the bugs have been worked out.
Add a little American styling and modern systems and electronics (Tier 4?) and perhaps this could be a better solution:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Railway_HXN3
P.S. Cummins has a Tier 4 6000 hp engine
It seems that Amtrak's single locomotives are a bit too under-powered and two locomotives are overkill. Any new modern Siemens units are going to present the same dilemma.
Is there another solution? After doing some quick research I found a possible answer.
These are an EMD American design. They are full cowl. They are 6300 hp. I don't know how reliable they have been but there are over 300 out there being used everyday so perhaps the bugs have been worked out.
Add a little American styling and modern systems and electronics (Tier 4?) and perhaps this could be a better solution:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Railway_HXN3
P.S. Cummins has a Tier 4 6000 hp engine
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