The NRE 1GS7B is a low-emissions diesel switcher locomotive built by National Railway Equipment. It is powered by a single Cummins QSK19C I6 engine which develops a total power output of 700 horsepower (522 kW). There have been nine 1GS7B locomotives produced to date, manufactured at NREC's Mount Vernon shops in Southern Illinois, and at NREC's Dixmoor shops.[1] It's also the only current single-engine switcher marketed in NRE's N-ViroMotive catalog.
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Original Buyers
edit| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| Alliance Grain Terminal[2] | 1 |
2605 |
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| Bunge | 4 |
8001-8004 |
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| National Railway Equipment | 1 |
700 |
Demonstration Unit
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| Northrop Grumman | 1 |
507 |
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| Viterra | 3 |
2010, 2020, 2030 |
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| Wisconsin Public Services | 1 |
100 |
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| Total | 7[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Train Web: Gensets Gen-set switchers by National Railway Equipment.
- ^ Alliance Grain Terminal Archived 2013-01-31 at archive.today
- ^ Train Web: Gensets Roster information on NREC 1GS7B engines.
External links
edit- National Railway Equipment – Official NRE Website
- National Railway Equipment Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine – Official N-ViroMotive Product Page
- [1] – 1GS7B Photographs
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