The Railserve Leaf is a
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 ...
built by
Railserve. It is constructed in both single- and dual-engine variants, and is primarily used in low-speed and high tractive effort switching and shortline applications.
The Leaf was introduced in the single-engine model in 2010,
of which 32 had been built by the end of 2012.
The dual-engine version of the locomotive, powered by two 600-horsepower
Cummins
Cummins Inc. is an American multinational corporation, multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, electric vehicle components, and power generation products. Cummins also services engines and related equipmen ...
QSX15 engines, was introduced in 2012.
In 2016, the locomotive was updated to meet EPA Tier 4 emissions standards,
and the first Tier 4–compliant Leaf entered service in mid-2017.
References
Diesel locomotives
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