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|[[Alliance Grain Terminal]] || <center>1 || <center>2605 ||
|[[Alliance Grain Terminal]]<ref>[http://www.patersonglobalfoods.com/companies-agt.jsp Alliance Grain Terminal]</ref> || <center>1 || <center>2605 ||
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|[[Bunge Limited|Bunge]] || <center>4 || <center>8001-8004 ||
|[[Bunge Limited|Bunge]] || <center>4 || <center>8001-8004 ||

Revision as of 14:43, 18 September 2012

NRE 1GS7B
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderNational Railway Equipment (NREC)
Model1GS7B
Build dateSeptember 2008 – Present
Total produced7
Specifications
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Prime moverCummins QSK19C
Engine typeStraight-six engine
AspirationTurbocharger
Cylinders6
Performance figures
Power output700 hp (522 kW)

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 seven 1GS7B locomotives produced to date, all manufactured at NREC's Mount Vernon shops in Southern Illinois.[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
Viterra
1
2010
Total 7[3]

See also

External image
image icon Railroad Picture Archives – Photographs of the NRE 1GS21B.

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.