The Brookville BL36PH is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Brookville Equipment for commuter rail service.[2] It has an MTU 20V4000 V20 engine rated at 3,619 horsepower (2,699 kW) and meets EPA Tier 3 emissions standards.[2] It was the first North American passenger locomotive to feature a 20-cylinder engine since EMD's SDP45 and FP45 models from the 1960s.[3] Head end power is generated by a separate, smaller Caterpillar C-18 diesel generator rated at 670 horsepower (500 kW). The BL36PH's shell was designed by noted North American passenger locomotive designer Cesar Vergara.[2][4]
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South Florida's Tri-Rail is the BL36PH's only customer, placing an initial order for 10 in 2011 and adding two more later for a total of 12.[2][5]
As of 2023[update], the BL36PH is still advertised on Brookville's website where it has been rebranded as the "Eagle", even though no orders have been placed for it since Tri-Rail's in 2011, and its Tier 3 design is no longer legal for sale in the United States.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Detail: MTU Online". MTU. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Brookville Equipment gets SRFTA order". RailwayAge Magazine. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ Guss, Chris (November 2015). "20 cylinders and passenger trains". Trains. 75 (11): 22.
- ^ "Motive Power Projects". Vergara Studio. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ "SFRTA approves locomotive purchase for Tri-Rail". Progressive Railroading. March 2, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ "Passenger Locomotives". Brookville Equipment. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
External links
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Media related to Brookville BL36PH locomotives at Wikimedia Commons- "Press release and artist's rendering - 'Brookville to supply Tri-Rail with new locomotives'". Brookville Equipment Corporation. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- Specification Sheet
- Tractive effort curve on page 9.
