GE AC6000CW - Wikipedia
The AC6000CW is a 6,000-horsepower (4,500 kW) diesel electric locomotive built between 1995 and 2001 by GE Transportation. It is among the world's most powerful single-engined diesel locomotives. The locomotive was designed for extremely high horsepower needs, such as pulling heavy coal and ore trains.
Diesel locomotive - Wikipedia
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels. The most common are diesel–electric locomotives and diesel–hydraulic.
How Diesel Locomotives Work - HowStuffWorks
2022年4月14日 · Diesel locomotives are some of the coolest modes of transport out there. Giant machines like these are just full of technological treats. Explore a hybrid-diesel locomotive - from engine to engineer controls.
List of GE locomotives - Wikipedia
Most (except the electrics, the switchers, the AC6000CW, and the Evolution series) are powered by various versions of GE's own FDL diesel prime mover, based on a Cooper Bessemer design and manufactured at Grove City, Pennsylvania. GE is one of …
Inside the Worlds largest operating diesel locomotive Union …
2017年7月14日 · Take a peek inside Union Pacific DD40X, the Worlds largest operating diesel locomotive. This locomotive typically travels with the Union Pacific 844 steam engine during excursions. Filmed during...
Diesel Locomotives - The Railway Technical Website
The modern diesel locomotive is a self contained version of the electric locomotive. Like the electric locomotive, it has electric drive, in the form of traction motors driving the axles and controlled with electronic controls.
UP: Centennial DD40X - Union Pacific
The Centennials were the largest diesel-electric locomotives ever built. Actually comprising two engines on one frame, they delivered 6,600 horsepower. Designed and built exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad, the units were named in honor of the railroad's centennial anniversary celebration in 1969.
The CENTENNIAL! Union Pacific 6900 - World's Largest Diesel Locomotive
2023年1月2日 · These EMD DD-40X are the worlds largest single unit diesel locomotives. They have not one, but two turbocharged v16 diesels and 8 traction motors on 4 axle trucks. They had 6600...
Union Pacific Big Boy basics and frequently asked questions
2021年8月3日 · Q: Why is a diesel with Big Boy 4014? A: The diesel serves many purposes. Its dynamic braking saves brake shoes. Its power provides a boost that saves on No. 4014 fuel stops. It’s a much-preferred power source in tunnels. And if Big Boy were disabled on the main line, the diesel could still move the train.
World's Most POWERFUL & LARGEST Diesel Locomotive ever - DDA40X
2014年10月7日 · The DDA40X uses two diesel engines (each 3,300 hp (2.46 MW)) and is the most powerful single-unit diesel locomotive ever built in the whole world. All such engines are now Decommissioned. It...