GE's NEW Hybrid Locomotive

a brand new GECX 2010 (EX 2005)+ GECX90 car, GE UP 7625 locomotive @ Union Station in Los Angeles, CA on 5/21/07. They are here for 7 days. Pacific Surfliner

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Autos & Vehicles

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• hybrid
• locomotive
• GEVO
• GECX
• union
• station
• Amtrak
• LAUPT
• Pacific

[tchnofile]

very nice!

[singwith]

@tchnofile thanks!

[AustinAkens1]

I love how GE has kept the same body style from the infamous Dash 8-40CW.

[singwith]

@AustinAkens1 well, I'd love to see something different style.

[4licarny]

американские тепловозы уродливы!

[crazytaxi1000]

nice!!!!!

[mikey765l]

well not all locomotives are hybrids some diesels are chain driven. there not seen on mainlines and are very rare now days. and dont think have been built for over 20 years to quate me on that but when diesels electric came out thats when hybrids came out lol

[kersting408]

They really need both of those locomotives to pull that extremely heavy car.

[tubabooba2]

Hasn't every locomotive after the steam engines been a series hybrid?

[NismoFinder]

@singwith Yea, something more futuristic or modern looking...this design has been around forever and is far too common in my opinion.

[Turbo617]

@FiReStOrMWolverine Locomotives have already been doing that for years. Looks like marketing pays again.

[FiReStOrMWolverine]

@Turbo617 It uses the energy generated from braking and stores it in the battery. ht tp :/ /ww w .getransportation. com/ra il/rail-products/ locomotives/ hybrid-locomotive. html

[Turbo617]

@FiReStOrMWolverine The only thing I can think of is maybe increased battery capacity, so the traction motors can shunt the locomotive on their own when its running unloaded. But even that would need huge energy capacity and I don't see where they would have put them.

[FiReStOrMWolverine]

@Turbo617 That's what I was thinking