Power type Diesel-electric Build date 2008– UIC class Co'Co' | Builder RailPower Technologies AAR wheel arr. C-C | |
Gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||
The RP20CD is a diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by Railpower Technologies. It is a "genset" locomotive, having three engine-generator sets.
The engines are computer controlled, with the computer stopping and starting engines on a rotating basis, as required to produce the horsepower needed at any given moment.
It has six-wheel (three-axle) trucks, rather than the usual four-wheel (two-axle) trucks commonly found on smaller, lighter, switcher locomotives. RP20CDs are rebuilt from older locomotives and can be upgraded to 2,700 horsepower (2.01 MW) by adding a fourth generator.
References
Railpower RP20CD Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA