China Railways NJ2

NJ2
Power type Diesel-Electric
Builder GE Transportation Systems
Model C38AChe
UIC classification Co'Co'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Axle load 23 t (23 long tons; 25 short tons)
Locomotive weight 138 t (136 long tons; 152 short tons)
Power output 3,800 kW (5,100 hp)
Career Qingzang railway
Number NJ20001-NJ20078
Locale China

NJ2 is a class of diesel-electric locomotives employed by China Railways. Built in Erie, Pennsylvania, it is a standard GE Transportation Systems GE Dash 9-44CW and marketed as GE C38AChe. It was specially-designed for high altitude operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway route. It is used on the Qingzang Railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China. It is a 3800hp Co-Co design (Railway Magazine Dec 2006 p36).

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  1. Railways of China