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MotivePower
MotivePower, Inc. (MPI) is an American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wabtec, and traces its history back to the MK Rail division of Morrison-Knudsen. History Morrison-Knudsen established a separate rail division, MK Rail, in 1972. Morrison-Knudsen spun-off the division in 1993; it became a publicly traded company in 1994. After Morrison-Knudsen's bankruptcy in 1996, MK Rail renamed itself MotivePower Industries, doing business as Boise Locomotive. The company merged with Westinghouse Air Brake Company in November 1999 to form the Wabtec. Wabtec renamed the Boise Locomotive division to MotivePower in 2000. MotivePower continues as a wholly owned subsidiary of Wabtec. On September 18, 2019 several months following Wabtec's merger with GE Transportation, Wabtec announced the MotivePower Boise plant will close in early 2020 and production shifted to Wabtec's legacy GE Transportation plant in Erie, Pennsylvania. Product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPI MPXpress
MPXpress is a series of diesel-electric passenger train locomotives designed for commuter rail service. The locomotives are built by MotivePower, a subsidiary of Wabtec. To date, MPI has offered five main variants: MP36PH-3S, MP36PH-3C, MP40PH-3C, MP32PH-Q, and MP54AC. However, due to federal emissions standards, the MP54AC is the only locomotive currently for sale in the United States, as it is the only MPXpress locomotive that meets Tier 4 standards. The MPXpress line of locomotives were the first production passenger locomotives to meet FRA safety regulations regarding crashworthiness and fire safety. The line also meets APTA crashworthiness standards. Production of the locomotives have kept pace with increasingly stringent emissions regulations from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Between 2002 and 2015, the EPA has issued four "tiers" of emissions standards and in each case the MPXpress was the first (and in some cases, only) passenger locomotive t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wabtec
Wabtec Corporation (derived from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation) is an American company formed by the merger of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company (WABCO) and MotivePower Industries Corporation in 1999. It is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wabtec manufactures products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles, and builds new locomotives up to . The company purchased GE Transportation on February 25, 2019. History The company's origins go back to 1869 with the foundation of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. That company (also known as WA&B later as WABCO) became independent in 1990 via a management buy-out, and went public in 1995. Another company, WABCO Vehicle Control Systems, also created from the Westinghouse Brake Company, is independent of Wabtec and was spun off by American Standard Companies in 2007, and is today part of German automotive components firm ZF Friedrichshafen. The other company forming Wabtec, Moti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPI HSP46
The MPI HSP46 is a four-axle AC-traction diesel-electric locomotive for commuter trains, designed and assembled by MotivePower. It meets EPA Tier 3 emissions standards. The launch customer is the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), whose first unit entered revenue service in April 2014. Design The locomotives are powered by GE GEVO-12 diesel engines from GE Transportation Systems, equipped with a static inverter for head end power, and capable of meeting the stringent new Tier 3 emissions regulations. AC traction systems, prime movers, head end power equipment, and computer systems are supplied by GE, while MPI supplies the brake systems, air systems, and cooling systems. The locomotive was styled by industrial designer Cesar Vergara, who also designed the GE Genesis. History In the mid-2000s the MBTA issued a request for proposal for new diesel locomotives to replace its aging fleet, much of which dated to the late 1970s. Two firms responded: Vossloh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPI MP33C
The MPI MP33C is a model of diesel-electric freight locomotives designed and built by MotivePower in Boise, Idaho, USA. To date all orders have been for Australian operators. In April 2011, five were ordered by CBH Group, Western Australia. In May 2012, ten were ordered by Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia followed by a further six in June 2013. The latter six were delivered in February 2015. Specifications The MP33Cs are hood unit locomotives with a single cab at one end, and ride on three axle bogies of C-C (Co-Co) wheel arrangement (33 signifying 3,300 hp and C, three driven axles per bogie). The locomotives are equipped with a Cummins V18 QSK78 prime mover rated at . The engine blocks for the prime movers are cast in Germany and sent to the Cummins engine plant in Daventry, England, for the final machining and assembly process. They are then fitted to the locomotive in Boise, Idaho. All are fitted with ( standard gauge. CF locomotives are fitted with D87 tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBH Class
The CBH class is a class of diesel-electric freight locomotives designed and manufactured in the United States by MotivePower in Boise, Idaho, for Western Australian grain growers' co-operative CBH Group. The CBH class was ordered to haul grain trains on the open access rail network in the south of Western Australia. The trains, operated for CBH by Aurizon under a long-term contract, link various CBH grain collection points in the wheatbelt with CBH terminal and port facilities in Albany, Geraldton and Kwinana. The 25 members of the CBH class are divided into three sub-classes, based on differences in power output, traction motors and track gauge. Background In early 2010, CBH Group called tenders for the first time for the transport of grain by rail. CBH's decision to go to tender was influenced by greater competition. An aim of the tender process was the development of a new and long-term arrangement for above-rail operations that would deliver a more efficient, effect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPI MP20B
The MPI MP20B is a diesel-electric locomotive designed and built by MotivePower in Boise, Idaho. Specifications It has a MTU-Detroit Diesel 12V4000 engine. It weighs approximately 277,000 lb and is 59 ft 2 in long. It has a maximum speed of . It also includes a B-B wheel arrangement and an optional dynamic brake. It includes a continuous tractive effort of and a starting tractive effort of . MP20Bs were powered by a |
MPI MP14B
The MPI MP14B is a low-emissions diesel switcher locomotive built by MotivePower. It is powered by two Cummins QSK19C I6 engines with each one developing and creating a total power output of . The MPI MP14B is nearly identical to the MPI MP21B except that it has one fewer engine. See also * Genset locomotive A genset locomotive is a locomotive in which a number of smaller diesel engines are used rather than a single large engine. The term is short for "generator set." Aspects of gensets A genset uses one to three small diesel engines to provide power ... References External links MPI Genset Locomotive Rosters– Information and resource site for low-emission switcher locomotives built by Motive Power Industries. B-B locomotives MPI locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 2008 Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States EPA Tier 2-compliant locomotives of the United States Amtrak locomotives Standard gauge locomotives of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPI MP8AC-3
The MPI MP8AC-3 is a light-weight diesel locomotive built by the MotivePower division of Wabtec. It was designed from scratch as a work train engine for the New York City Subway system, where it is designated the R156. Description The R156 is designed to navigate the clearances and tight turns of the NYC subway, with weight constrained to , so it can operate on elevated portions of the system. It joins a fleet of 62 diesel-electric work locomotives on the system. Third rail power is not used because the third rail is normally turned off at work sites for safety reasons. Instead, the R156 is powered by a 6-cylinder, 800 horsepower Cummins QSK 23 diesel engine. A separate, smaller John Deere Diesel drives a generator to provide auxiliary power and to heat the main engine and keep batteries charged when the main engine is not running. Trucks are supplied by Kawasaki, which provides the same wheel and traction sets for the R160 subway cars. The traction motors are Siemens' SITR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPI MP20C
The MPI MP20C is a switcher diesel locomotive designed and built by MotivePower in Boise, Idaho. Specifications It has a MTU- Detroit Diesel 12V4000 engine. It weighs approximately 390,000 lb and is long. It has a maximum speed of . It also includes a C-C wheel arrangement and an optional dynamic brake. It includes a continuous tractive effort of and a starting tractive effort of . It is built on an frame.Inside, this newcomer is no SD40 ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPI MP21B
The MPI MP21B is a low-emissions diesel switcher locomotive built by MotivePower. It is powered by three Cummins QSK19C I6 engines with each one developing and creating a total power output of . One MP21B locomotive was manufactured, currently operated by Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada .... References External links Genset Locomotive Rosters– Information and resource site for low-emission switcher locomotives built by Motive Power Industries. B-B locomotives MPI locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 2008 Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States Individual locomotives of the United States EPA Tier 2-compliant locomotives of the United States Amtrak locomotives Standard gauge locomotives of the United States Unique locomotiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
The Westinghouse Air Brake Company (sometimes nicknamed or abbreviated WABCO although this was also confusingly used for spinoffs) was founded on September 28, 1869 by George Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Earlier in the year he had invented the railway air brake in New York state. After having manufactured equipment in Pittsburgh for a number of years, he began to construct facilities and plants east of the city where homes for his employees were built. In 1889, the air brake manufacturing facility was moved to Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, and the company's general office building was built there in 1890. In 1921 the company began manufacturing a modified air brake system for installation in trucks and heavy vehicles. In 1953 WABCO entered the heavy equipment marketplace, buying the assets of leading equipment designer R.G LeTourneau. An entity known as LeTourneau-Westinghouse sold a range of innovative products, including scrapers, cranes and bulldozers until 1967 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GE Transportation
GE Transportation is a division of Wabtec. It was known as GE Rail and owned by General Electric until sold to Wabtec on February 25, 2019. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. The company was founded in 1907. It is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, while its main manufacturing facility is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Locomotives are assembled at the Erie plant, while engine manufacturing takes place in Grove City, Pennsylvania. In May 2011, the company announced plans to build a second locomotive factory in Fort Worth, Texas, which opened in January 2013. Rail products GE Transportation is the largest producer of diesel-electric locomotives for both freight and passenger applications in North America, believed to hold up to a 70% market share. It also produces related products, such as railroad signaling equipment, and parts for locomotives and railroad cars, as well as providing r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
