NRE 2GS14B
Encyclopedia
The NRE 2GS14B is a low-emissions diesel
switcher
locomotive
built by National Railway Equipment
. It is powered by two Cummins
QSK19C I6 engines with each one developing 700 hp and creating a total power output of 1400 hp. At least 7 2GS14B genset locomotives have been produced to date, with the majority of these units being manufactured at NREC's Mount Vernon
shops in Southern Illinois.
Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
switcher
Switcher
A switcher or shunter is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has been...
locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
built by National Railway Equipment
National Railway Equipment Company
National Railway Equipment Company is a railroad equipment rebuilding and leasing company, headquartered in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. NREC sells rebuilt locomotives to railroad companies worldwide, with an emphasis on the North American market....
. It is powered by two Cummins
Cummins
Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems...
QSK19C I6 engines with each one developing 700 hp and creating a total power output of 1400 hp. At least 7 2GS14B genset locomotives have been produced to date, with the majority of these units being manufactured at NREC's Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, Illinois
Mount Vernon is a city located near the center of Jefferson County, Illinois, in the United States. In the 2010 census, the city's reported population was 15,277 people....
shops in Southern Illinois.
External links
- National Railway Equipment – Official NRE Website
- National Railway Equipment – Official N-ViroMotive Product Page
- Train Web.Org - Genset Locomotive Rosters – Information and resource site for low-emission switcher locomotives built by National Railway Equipment.