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EMD GM6C
The GM6C was a solitary testbed electric locomotive for freight duties built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of the United States in collaboration with ASEA of Sweden. It was rolled out from EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant on May 1, 1975.First GM demonstration electric loco appears ''Railway Gazette International'' June 1975 page 232 Equipped with close to standard C-C HTC trucks and traction motors, it was designed for lower-speed drag freight service. Motives At the time, high oil prices had a number of large US railroads contemplating electrification of their most heavily used lines, while the only major US railroad with freight-hauling electrification, the Penn Central, had a fleet of aging locomotives needing replacement. Circumstances changed after the GM6C and GM10B locomotives were developed; oil prices declined, which wiped out the interest freight railroads had in electrification, while diesel locomotive power and adhesion were improved. Meanwhile, the bankr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electro-Motive Diesel
Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry. Formerly a division of General Motors, EMD has been owned by Progress Rail since 2010. Electro-Motive Diesel traces its roots to the Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation, founded in 1922 and purchased by General Motors in 1930. After purchase by GM, the company was known as GM's Electro-Motive Division. In 2005, GM sold EMD to Greenbriar Equity Group and Berkshire Partners, and in 2010, EMD was sold to Progress Rail, a subsidiary of the heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc., Caterpillar. Upon the 2005 sale, the company was renamed to Electro-Motive Diesel. EMD's headquarters and engineering facilities are based in McCook, Illinois, while its final locomotive assembly line is located in Muncie, Indiana. EMD also operates a traction motor maintenance, rebuild, and overhaul facility in San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Gazette International
''Railway Gazette International'' is a British monthly business magazine and news website covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide. Available by annual subscription, the magazine is read in over 140 countries by transport professionals and decision makers, railway managers, engineers, consultants and suppliers to the rail industry. A mix of technical, commercial and geographical feature articles, plus the regular monthly news pages, cover developments in all aspects of the rail industry, including infrastructure, operations, rolling stock and signalling. History ''Railway Gazette International'' traces its history to May 1835 as ''The Railway Magazine'', when it was founded by Effingham Wilson. The ''Railway Gazette'' title dates from July 1905, created to cover railway commercial and financial affairs. In April 1914, it merged with ''The Railway Times'', which incorporated '' Herapath's Railway Journal'', and in February 1935 it absorbed the ''Railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11 KV AC Locomotives
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Standard-gauge Locomotives Of The United States
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Railway Locomotives Introduced In 1975
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Experimental Locomotives
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Electric Locomotives Of The United States
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C-C Locomotives
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GMD GF6C
The GF6C was an electric locomotive for freight duties built by General Motors Diesel in collaboration with Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, ASEA of Sweden. Seven of these locomotives were built in 1983 and 1984, for use on the BC Rail, BC Rail's Railway electrification system, electrified Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Tumbler Ridge subdivision. Similar to EMD's EMD GM6C, GM6C testbed locomotive, the GF6C used a frame and running gear that was identical to that of EMD's popular EMD SD40-2, SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive, but had a wide cab and carbody similar to that of GMD's GMD SD40-2F, SD40-2F. BC Rail chose electrification for the Tumbler Subdivision because the line had long, non-ventilated tunnels, as well as Grade (slope), steep grades and sharp curves. The line served the Quintette and Bull-Moose coal mines, and hauled coal from the mines to an interchange with Canadian National Railway, CN, where diesel power took over to haul the coal to Prince Rupert, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Rail
The British Columbia Railway Company , commonly known as BC Rail, is a railway in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Chartered as a private company in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE), it was acquired by the provincial government in 1918. In 1972 it was renamed to the British Columbia Railway, and in 1984 it took on the BC Rail branding. From 1978 to 2000, BC Rail was highly profitable, posting profits in every year throughout that period. Until 2004 it operated as the third-largest railway in Canada, providing Rail freight transport, freight, Rail transport, passenger, and Excursion train, excursion rail services throughout BC on of mainline Railway track, track. It also ran the ''Royal Hudson'' services, as well as the premier of British Columbia's private train. It was designated a Class II Railway until 2004. In 2004, the freight operations (including a vast amount of land, buildings, and all rolling stock) of BC Rail were leased to Canadian Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMD GM10B
The GM10B was a solitary electric testbed locomotive with a power output of which was intended for use on high-speed freight services on the Northeast Corridor. Built by American locomotive builder Electro-Motive Division (EMD) at its La Grange, Illinois, plant in collaboration with ASEA of Sweden. It entered service with Penn Central in August 1976 and featured a B-B-B wheel arrangement, a first for the North American market, while having a high proportion of Swedish built components and design features created by ASEA. History At the time of its conception in 1976, high oil prices had a number of large US railroads contemplating electrification of their most heavily used lines while at the same time the only major US railroad with freight-hauling electrification, the Penn Central, had a fleet of aging locomotives which were in need of replacement. As a result, EMD, in conjunction with ASEA, developed the GM10B to provide motive power for high-speed freight trains while at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
