NRE 1GS7B

NRE 1GS7B
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder National Railway Equipment (NREC)
Model 1GS7B
Build date September 2008 – Present
Total produced 7
Specifications
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover Cummins QSK19C
Engine type Straight-six engine
Aspiration Turbocharger
Cylinders 6
Performance figures
Power output 700 hp (522 kW)
Career
Operators See list

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.

Original Buyers

Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
Alliance Grain Terminal[2]
1
2605
Bunge
4
8001-8004
National Railway Equipment
1
700
Demonstration Unit
Northrop Grumman
1
507
Viterra
1
2010
Wisconsin Public Services
1
100
Total 7[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Train Web: Gensets Gen-set switchers by National Railway Equipment.
  2. ↑ Alliance Grain Terminal
  3. ↑ Train Web: Gensets Roster information on NREC 1GS7B engines.

External links

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