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All about locomotive rebuilders, small locomotive works, and experimental works

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 #978289  by MEC407
 
There's another new entrant to the medium horsepower roadswitcher market: the KLW20B from Knoxville Locomotive Works.

The first prototype is rebuilt from an EMD GP and features an MTU 12V4000 rated at 2000 HP.

Photo: http://www.knoxvillelocomotiveworks.com ... medium.jpg

More info: http://www.knoxvillelocomotiveworks.com ... _flyer.pdf
 #978413  by RickRackstop
 
Its interesting that to reuse the EMD AR 10 alternator that they have to use a 2 to 1 speed reducer and what it doesn't say is that it requires a pedestal bearing to support the front end of the single bearing AR 10. It must be interesting getting all that aligned.
 #979678  by MEC407
 
Yeah, the edges on the nose are extremely sharp looking. (By sharp I don't mean attractive, I mean literally sharp!)
 #1015756  by Bright Star
 
The AR-10 is freestanding and has bearings on both ends. The CA frame is bolted to the AR10 frame, wih the CA armature bolted to the AR10 armature on one end-and a coupling disk on the other end which bolts to the engine flywheel.
 #1018166  by RickRackstop
 
BrightStar; you better check your information. The armature is supported at the back end by a roller bearing and the front end is bolted to a torque tube that in turn that is bolted to the flex plate that is bolted at the rim to the engine coupling disc. All this weight is supported by the rear crankshaft bearing that is elongated for the purpose of supporting about 1500 lbs. external weight I have been told. Its been that way since the first 567 engine in 1938. When a alternator is removed from the engine wedges have to be placed between the armature and the pole pieces to support the weight.
 #1176970  by DutchRailnut
 
So how many of these wonders have been build or sold ??
 #1176972  by MEC407
 
Not sure if they've built more than just the original prototype, but they have a very interesting web site: http://goklw.com/
 #1180524  by KLWX2250
 
DutchRailnut wrote:So how many of these wonders have been build or sold ??
We have our demonstrator the KLWX 2250 and we also have a couple other models in production right now (sorry, not allowed to get into specifics about this).
 #1180531  by MEC407
 
KLWX2250 wrote:Here's a new photo of the KLWX 2250....

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 393&nseq=0
Gorgeous photo!