Another rather interesting NS engine.

[atrainguy60]

NS just revealed their new publicly funded, emissions-friendly locomotive:

http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en ... locom.html

[~Z~]

Article from NS could have stated how the GP33ECO is an emissions-friendly locomotive...

[ns8401]

Article from NS could have stated how the GP33ECO is an emissions-friendly locomotive...

They took a 35 year old tier-0 GP50 and dropped a tier 3 EMD ECO engine and auto start/stop to save fuel. The new micro processors are more refined then the original electronics it came with and can better control fuel consumption. The larger radiators help somehow too. That's everything I can see at first glance. Here are some specs to look at:
http://www.nsdash9.com/rosters/4700.html

4700 is assigned to and partially funded by Illinois.
4715 is same by Georgia.

They are rebuilding 30 of them... I'll have more when I put up my next update tomorrow.

[CSX_CO]

Hopefully they are more reliable than the NRE Gensh!t locomotives. The reason the Gensets are so environmentally friendly is because they're always shut down in a shop waiting on repairs.

[SousaKerry]

Hey someone finally found something to do with all those SD45 flaired radiator hoods sitting out back in on the dead line for the last 25 years, ever since the WC went belly up.

[ns8401]

Hey someone finally found something to do with all those SD45 flaired radiator hoods sitting out back in on the dead line for the last 25 years, ever since the WC went belly up.

WC was bought in 2004... so only 11 years. These are new radiators anyways but it'd be cool if they were the real thing.

[SousaKerry]

WC was bought in 2004... so only 11 years. These are new radiators anyways but it'd be cool if they were the real thing.

I know I was just trying to be silly. I always liked the flaired radiator sections on SD-45's it gave an interesting change of pace in the late 80's to the endless streams of look alike EMD's. Although never knowing what color paint you would see next was much more interesting then today.

[TrainWatcher]

Hopefully they are more reliable than the NRE Gensh!t locomotives. The reason the Gensets are so environmentally friendly is because they're always shut down in a shop waiting on repairs.

Better tell that to the boys at Rougemere, Russ. 1300-1303 are always working their behinds off either in yard service or down on the line to the old Boat Yard. But, I like the sound of a prime mover, they are too quiet.