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 #17981  by ElTrain
 
I was back in Hastings, on Hudson last week and thought I heard an oncoming freight train. It was a loud, low sound. So I head over to see what is (slowly) rolling north on the Hudson Line and its a Gennie (I think) pulling about 7-8 Shoreliner-type cars. I was expecting freight! Any idea why the engine sounded so low - like it was pulling 75 full freight cars?

Any insight would be appreciated.

 #18024  by DutchRailnut
 
The MNCR Gennies are AC propulsion and do not run at high RPM like the DC Amtrak counterparts.
the normal RPM for a AC gennie is 770 yo 1024 rpm of main diesel.