CSX - The New GenSet Locomotive

A video taken at the CSX Transportation GenSet event at Rougemere Yard in Dearborn, Michigan, in May 2008. Dennis Biegel, Sr Road Foreman of Engines, gives a presentation of the new GenSet locomotive.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• CSX
• Train
• GenSet
• Locomotive
• Engine
• Environment
• Transportation

[Manokimo]

I'm a Machinist, and my railroad tried two GenSet locomotives from two different companies. We had them both for about two months for demo's. Each one failed horribly. One would just shut down once you started your pull. The other had one problem after another. This experience made us stick with our MP15 and fit them all with AESS to help with fuel. Not saying these are a bad idea, but they need a lot of work to become practical. They are too delicate for the switching industry as of yet.

[AXELGP73]

Hey, awesome video! I'd like to see locomotives like that over here;)

[UPRR11]

@lostsomewhereinhere- Actually, it is a good road engine. UP has almost 200 Gensets in several forms. About half of those units are Rail Power RP20GE's with 2,000 hp each. Just about all of them went down to Texas, and UP is very happy with them. They do just about everything except road freights and road locals.

Another third of UP's gensets are 3GS21B's, like CSX 1300. Nearly all of them are in California, and UP makes them do nearly everything.

And BTW, EMD's popular GP38-2 had 2,000hp.

[CSXRP]

@UPRR11 Ok cool :) fighting is stupid no need to fight over what you like better weather its EMD or GE. :)

[UPRR11]

@CSXRP- I don't have any data to support or fight your claim about GE vs. EMD, but all these new gensets are NOT made by GE or EMD. There are several different companies that make theses gensets. In fact, many of the gensets (espescially UP's) are rebuilt from older EMD or GE frames. (For example, UPY 2668 is an ex-MP B23-7). CSX 1300 is an NRE (National Rail Equipment) 3GS21B locomotive.

[lostsomewhereinhere]

@ACLTony similar to the ugly rs-3? what practical use would this have? this wouldnt make for a good road engine 2100 hp

[KnuckleBabys]

This idiot is an overpaid useless moron. I have forgot more about locomotives and never been in one but once than this guy will ever know. Smokestacks? (face palm)

[Primal67060]

Smoke stack's? lol damn, that shows your intelligence. Smoke stack's haven't been used since the steam era. Ever heard of exhaust stack?

[ACLTony]

"Appearancewise" Gensets look like EMD switchers with a nose. They may be efficient, and good looks are secondary for an industrial workhorse, but still, to me they're rather homely looking.

[Barricade360]

i do bleieve union pacific was the first company to produce the genset units i could be wrong though nice video :)

[wackymac28]

thats a sick locomotive i wanna drive that

[LycoValleyRRFan]

@Manokimo Sound like all that's need to fix that is a manual switch to turn the motors on and off when need. Have the computer say shut down or start up instead of doing it automatic.