EMD to build North American passenger locomotives once again

Well, would you look at this:
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I would really like to see Illinois's response letter, to be honest.

Did Siemens make an offer on the tender the F125 was selected for in California?

No. That tender was finalized before the Siemens design was even introduced.

Thanks

Speaking of Darth Vader, go back to the original UP M10000.

Les

still looks like LIRR DE/DM but with clear skin.

EMD ships Metrolink's first Tier 4 locomotive from Indiana

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MEC407 wrote:EMD ships Metrolink's first Tier 4 locomotive from Indiana

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The commuter railroad's long-term fleet plan calls for adding up to 40 new Tier 4 locomotives at a cost of $280 million.

$7m apiece, steep compared to a standard Tier 3 GEVO ca. 2014 or a cost-adjusted $211,600 ($2.1m today) of a 1949 Alco PA. Guessing the price will drop though - Metrolink had to bear the brunt of the development costs.

Passenger locos are always a lot more expensive than freight locos, and these days the upfront cost typically includes a longterm maintenance contract, training, and other add-ons. If I recall correctly, MBTA paid a similar price for their GEVO-powered HSP46s, which use a much higher percentage of off-the-shelf freight loco components than these new EMD/CAT beasts.

EMD has a Tier IV passenger locomotive available before a Tier IV freight locomotive. What has this world come to?

Reopening an old thread:

How are the F125s faring in actual service? We've been talking up the Siemens SC-44 so much in the Amtrak forum that for a while I forgot about EMD's entry.

Also, what are your thoughts on stuffing a 12-1010 into an EMD passenger locomotive, now that the J block is finally ready?

did you say "in service" hmmm....

mtuandrew wrote:Also, what are your thoughts on stuffing a 12-1010 into an EMD passenger locomotive, now that the J block is finally ready?

Those beasts need a lot of cooling capacity in order to function properly at Tier 4 and that might pose some issues in a 4-axle passenger locomotive where space/height/width are limited and weight has to be kept in check. For example, GE and MPI were able to do it with the Tier 3 GEVO-12 but I'm not sure if they could do it with the Tier 4 version which has more (and bigger) contraptions added to it. I suspect EMD would have the same issues and that's probably why they haven't done it.

Since the passenger operators are fine with urea after treatment, they could still use the 710. Just don't expect it to get over 110 MPH or so.